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# manila

noun (Manila — a name; manila — the paper, uncountable); adjective (manila)

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

## Everyday

1. (a name) Manila is the capital city of the Philippines, a country of islands in Southeast Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#m1)
2. Manila paper or a manila envelope or folder: strong, light brown paper, first made from a plant called Manila hemp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, Manila is a huge, busy capital on Manila Bay. In everyday and office life, manila envelopes and folders are the brown ones used for documents. Phrases: Manila Bay, a manila envelope, manila folder.

### Examples

- Manila is the capital of the Philippines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x1)
- Our teacher keeps our tests in a manila folder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x2)
- The letter came in a brown manila envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x3)
- Manila is on the island of Luzon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x4)
- Many people in Manila speak Filipino and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x5)
- Typhoons sometimes hit Manila. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/#x6)

### Note

Capital M for the city, small m for the paper. Sometimes spelled manilla for the paper.

## On Mova

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