MANCUNIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mancunian mean? 

• MANCUNIAN (noun)
  The noun MANCUNIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or resident of Manchester

  Familiarity information: MANCUNIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MANCUNIAN (adjective)
  The adjective MANCUNIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents

  Familiarity information: MANCUNIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANCUNIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of Manchester

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mancunian" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Mancunian" is a member of...):

Manchester (a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England)

Derivation:

Mancunian (of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents)

• MANCUNIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Mancunian merchants

Pertainym:

Manchester (a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England)

Derivation:

Manchester (a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England)

Mancunian (a native or resident of Manchester)