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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manila \Ma*nil"a\, Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the
        Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. {Manila paper} or the color of {manila papaer}.


        [PJC]
  
     {Manila cheroot} or {Manila cigar}, a cheroot or cigar made
        of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, n. [Sp. manilla; cf. It. maniglio,
     maniglia; F. manille; Pg. manilha; all fr. L. manus hand, and
     formed after the analogy of L. monile, pl. monilia, necklace:
     cf. F. manille.]
     1. A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially
        among the tribes of Africa.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as
        money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
        --Simmonds.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.
     Same as {Manila}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  manilla \manilla\, manilla hemp \manilla hemp\, manilla paper
  \manilla paper\n.
     See {manila}, {manila hemp}, {manila paper}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manilla
       n : a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown
           finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila
           paper}, {manilla paper}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Manilla, IA (city, FIPS 48855)
    Location: 41.88906 N, 95.23504 W
    Population (1990): 898 (389 housing units)
    Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 51454
  Manilla, IN
    Zip code(s): 46150

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Manilla, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    839
     Housing Units (2000): 369
     Land area (2000):     0.792135 sq. miles (2.051620 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.792135 sq. miles (2.051620 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48855
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.888202 N, 95.232809 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     51454
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Manilla, IA
      Manilla
  

















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