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# mancunian

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

«mancunian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#m1)
2. (adjective) To do with Manchester, its people or its way of speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x1)
- She speaks with a strong Mancunian accent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x2)
- Mancunians love their football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x3)
- The band was made up of four young Mancunians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x4)
- The Mancunian rain is famous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x5)
- «Our kid» is a phrase many Mancunians use for a brother or sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mancunian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mancunian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mancunian.html) on Mova free.