Manhattan

Man·hat·tan ¹  (mn-htn, mn-)

1. A borough of New York City in southeast New York, mainly on Manhattan Island at the north end of New York Bay. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for $24 worth of merchandise. The settlement of New Amsterdam, renamed New York when the English assumed control in 1664, quickly spread from the southern tip of the island, eventually becoming the financial and commercial center of the United States. Population: 1,610,000.

2. A city of northeast Kansas west of Topeka. It is a processing and educational center. Population: 50,700.

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Man·hattan·ite (-t) n.

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Man·hat·tan ² also man·hat·tan  (mn-htn, mn-)

n.

A cocktail made of sweet vermouth, whiskey, and a dash of bitters.

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[After Manhattan¹, a borough of New York City.]

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Manhattan [mænˈhæt^ən mən-]

n

1. (Placename) an island at the N end of New York Bay, between the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers: administratively (with adjacent islets) a borough of New York City; a major financial, commercial, and cultural centre. Pop.: 1 487 536 (1990). Area: 47 sq. km (22 sq. miles)

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a mixed drink consisting of four parts whisky, one part vermouth, and a dash of bitters

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center Fifth Avenue - an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side Seventh Avenue - an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south Central Park - a large park in Manhattan Harlem - a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto Hell's Half Acre, Hell's Kitchen - a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice SoHo, South of Houston - a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts Bowery - a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts Broadway, Great White Way - a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters Park Ave., Park Avenue - a fashionable residential street in New York City off-Broadway - low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan Times Square - the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's Wall St., Wall Street - a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
	2.	manhattan - a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters Italian vermouth, sweet vermouth - sweet dark amber variety whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain cocktail - a short mixed drink Rob Roy - a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey