Manhattanite

Variant of Manhattan

Manhattan definition

Man·hat·tan (man hat′'n, mən-)

noun

  1. Etymology: see Manhattan

    a member of a North American Indian people, speaking an Algonquian language, that formerly lived on Manhattan Island

  2. Etymology: after Manhattan, New York

    a cocktail made of whiskey and sweet vermouth, usually with a dash of bitters and a maraschino cherry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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