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Manx
[ mangks ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
- (used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
- the Gaelic of the Isle of Man, virtually extinct.
Manx
/ mæŋks /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English
noun
- a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic
- functioning as plural the people of the Isle of Man
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Manx1
C16: earlier Maniske, from Scandinavian, from Mana Isle of Man + -iske -ish
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Example Sentences
On the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.
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Mr. Hodgkin, of Eridge, some time ago had a female Manx cat sent to him.
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Be this as it may, one thing is certain: that cross-bred Manx with other cats often have young that are tailless.
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Every now and then it is ignored, as in the case of the old friends found among the “little people” by the Manx farmer.
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I said, 'Yes, we've got the crew of one on board, the Manx Hero.'
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