Manchester

  1. Proper noun.  Major city in the north-west of England.
  2. Proper noun.  Name of several towns and cities in the United States of America.
  3. Noun.  (Australia, New Zealand) Section of a department store dealing with household linen, probably due to the notoriety of the quality of linen produced in the city of Manchester in North-West England.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) Type of velveteen cloth; cotton velveteen.

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