Manks

See also: manks

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæŋks/, enPR: mănks
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

Manks (comparative more Manks, superlative most Manks)

  1. Obsolete form of Manx.
    • c. 1648, William Blundell, A History of the Isle of Man:
      […] the others marry with the Manks women, so their children become natives.

Proper noun

Manks

  1. Obsolete form of Manx.
    • 1835, Archibald Cregeen, Dictionary of the Manks Language:
      Those who reckon the extirpation of the Manks language to be a necessary step towards the general extension of English which they deem essential

Proper noun

Manks

  1. plural of Mank

Adjective

Manks (comparative more Manks, superlative most Manks)

  1. (colloquial) Something from the English city of Manchester; short for Mancunian, usually "Mancs"

Noun

Manks

  1. variant plural of Manc

Synonyms
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