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Meaning of MANX

Pronunciation:  mangks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the Gaelic language formerly spoken on the Isle of Man
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language; "the Manx fishing industry"; "there are few Manx speakers alive today"
 
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 See Also: Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Manx\, a.
    Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
    the Manx language.
    {Manx cat} (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a
       rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.
    {Manx shearwater} (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic bird ({Puffinus
       anglorum}, or {P. puffinus}), called also {Manx petrel},
       {Manx puffin}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of
       Man.
    
  2. \Manx\, n.
    The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect
    of the Celtic.
    
 

 

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