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Brewer's: Manchester

The first syllable is the Friesic man (a common); and the word means the Roman encampment on the common. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Manchester…

Manchester Prep

FoxThursday 8:00–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Robin Dunne, Amy Adams, Sarah Thompson, and Keri Lynn Pratt A small screen adaptation of Cruel Intentions, which was a remake of Dangerous Liaisons,…

Manchester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) ManchesterManchestermănˈchəstər, –chĕsˌtər [key], city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, a port on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers. Manchester remains…

Brewer's: Manchester Poet

Charles Swain (1803-1874). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MancipleManchester A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Manchester, Victoria University of

(Encyclopedia) Manchester, Victoria University of, at Manchester, England; founded 1880 as Victoria Univ., an outgrowth of Owens College (est. 1851). In 1903 the university was reconstituted and its…

Manchester Ship Canal

(Encyclopedia) Manchester Ship Canal, 35.5 mi (57 km) long with a minimum depth of 28 ft (8.5 m), connecting Manchester, W England, with the Mersey estuary at Eastham, above Birkenhead. Begun in 1887…

Manchester school

(Encyclopedia) Manchester school, group of English political economists of the 19th cent., so called because they met at Manchester. Their most outstanding leaders were Richard Cobden and John Bright…

Stretford

(Encyclopedia) Stretford, town (1991 pop. 47,522), Trafford metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Contiguous with Manchester and Salford, it has a large dock…