mancunian

«mancunian» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Mancunian, Mancunians); adjective (Mancunian)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England. tree →

2) (adjective) To do with Manchester, its people or its way of speaking. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and everyday talk, Mancunians are known for football (Manchester United and Manchester City), music and a strong local accent. Children may meet the word in news and sport. Phrases: a proud Mancunian, Mancunian accent.

examples

• My uncle is a proud Mancunian. tree →
• She speaks with a strong Mancunian accent. tree →
• Mancunians love their football. tree →
• The band was made up of four young Mancunians. tree →
• The Mancunian rain is famous. tree →
• «Our kid» is a phrase many Mancunians use for a brother or sister. tree →

note

Capital M. Pronounced man-KYOO-nee-un. It comes from «Mancunium», an old Latin name for Manchester, which is why it does not look like «Manchester». Similar: Liverpudlian (Liverpool), Glaswegian (Glasgow).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mancunian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.