variants
or less commonly manilla
1
capitalized
: made from Manila hemp
2
: made of manila paper
manila
noun
Examples of manila in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That's where the experts come in to put us on the right track and save us from grabbing a manila envelope, stuffing, sighing, and calling it a day.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 26 May 2020
Several graduates wore caps and gowns; one had fashioned a makeshift diploma from a manila envelope.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 May 2020
At the fourth door, Kuhn ran through the rain to drop off the bag of food and the manila envelope.
—Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2020
That meant buying a high-definition webcam and packaging art supplies into large manila envelopes.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
Rather than the packets of paper and binders that occupy most senators’ desks, Cotton just had a few sheets in a manila folder.
—NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
As Paula Reed Ward reports for the Priore hid illustrated pages or plates in manila envelopes, rolled up larger items, or simply carried books out of the library.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020
Her only possessions were the few clothes inside her black duffel bag and a manila envelope with documents.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 30 Nov. 2019
Copies of some of these stories were later sent to the State Department stuffed in a manila envelope.
—Anchorage Daily News, 11 Oct. 2019
Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 26 May 2020
Several graduates wore caps and gowns; one had fashioned a makeshift diploma from a manila envelope.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 May 2020
At the fourth door, Kuhn ran through the rain to drop off the bag of food and the manila envelope.
—Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2020
That meant buying a high-definition webcam and packaging art supplies into large manila envelopes.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
Rather than the packets of paper and binders that occupy most senators’ desks, Cotton just had a few sheets in a manila folder.
—NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
As Paula Reed Ward reports for the Priore hid illustrated pages or plates in manila envelopes, rolled up larger items, or simply carried books out of the library.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020
Her only possessions were the few clothes inside her black duffel bag and a manila envelope with documents.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 30 Nov. 2019
Copies of some of these stories were later sent to the State Department stuffed in a manila envelope.
—Anchorage Daily News, 11 Oct. 2019
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“Manila.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manila. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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manila
adjective
ma·nila
mə-ˈnil-ə 
often capitalized
: made of manila paper or from Manila hemp
manila folder
manila rope
Geographical Definition
Manila
geographical name
Ma·nila
mə-ˈni-lə
city and port on
Manila Bay (an inlet of the South China Sea),
on the western coast of Luzon, Philippines population 1,661,000
Note: Manila serves as capital of the Philippines.
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