manhattan
n. countablen. one of the five main areas of New York City. It is a famous island known for its tall buildings, busy streets, and central park.
n. a borough of New York City, coextensive with New York County, situated primarily on an island at the mouth of the Hudson River. It serves as the city's economic and administrative center.
We took a walk through Manhattan to see the skyscrapers.
Many people commute into Manhattan every morning to work in the high-rise office buildings of the Financial District.
The skyline of Manhattan remains one of the most recognizable urban landscapes in the world, symbolizing the architectural and economic ambitions of the early twentieth century.
From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”).
Usually treated as a proper noun and capitalized; when referring to the cocktail, it is also capitalized.