manila

1. not comparableMade of manila paper or material like it.

   a manila envelope

2. not comparableYellow-brown; colored like manila paper.

plural manilas

1. uncountableusuallyFiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
2. uncountableusuallyThe yellow-brown color of manila.
3. uncountableusuallyA kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.

alternative nonstandard Maynila · alternative historical May-nilad · alternative archaic historical misspelling Manilla

1. The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

   PNR trips were suspended at past 1 p.m. after the temblor struck Camarines Norte, but was felt in the city of Manila at Intensity 3.

   2022 December 8, Marc Jayson Cayabyab, “PNR suspends trips due to earthquake”, in The Philippine Star, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022

   1 more example

   Chinese traders, mostly from the southern ports of Amoy (Hsia-men) and Canton, took raw silk, fabrics, and apparel to Manila, where these cargoes were sold for silver and carried back for sale in the New World.

   2007, Ronald Findlay, Kevin O'Rourke, Power and Plenty, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 173

2. broadlyMetro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
3. broadlythe entirety of Luzon.
4. figurativelyThe national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
5. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
6. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
7. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.

plural Manilas · alternative nonstandard Maynila · alternative historical May-nilad · alternative archaic historical misspelling Manilla

1. Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
2. alternativeAlternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”).