Difference between revisions of "Manila"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141545" /> == | |||
<p> (a.) Alt. of Manilla </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76460" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76460" /> == | ||
<p> [[Capital]] of the Philippine Islands; at the head of a great bay on the W. coast of Luzon; is hot, but not unhealthy; suffers severely from storms and earthquakes, and is largely built of wood. It has a cathedral, university, and observatory. Its only industry is cigar-making, but the exports include also manila hemp, sugar, and coffee. The population, chiefly Tagals, includes 25,000 Chinese, many Spaniards and Europeans. | <p> [[Capital]] of the Philippine Islands; at the head of a great bay on the W. coast of Luzon; is hot, but not unhealthy; suffers severely from storms and earthquakes, and is largely built of wood. It has a cathedral, university, and observatory. Its only industry is cigar-making, but the exports include also manila hemp, sugar, and coffee. The population, chiefly Tagals, includes 25,000 Chinese, many Spaniards and Europeans. In the Spanish-American War of 1898 [[Admiral]] Dewey captured the city. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_141545"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/manila Manila from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76460"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/manila Manila from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76460"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/manila Manila from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(a.) Alt. of Manilla
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Capital of the Philippine Islands; at the head of a great bay on the W. coast of Luzon; is hot, but not unhealthy; suffers severely from storms and earthquakes, and is largely built of wood. It has a cathedral, university, and observatory. Its only industry is cigar-making, but the exports include also manila hemp, sugar, and coffee. The population, chiefly Tagals, includes 25,000 Chinese, many Spaniards and Europeans. In the Spanish-American War of 1898 Admiral Dewey captured the city.
