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manila

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ma·nil·a, manilla /məˈnɪlə/ noun [uncountable]  TCMstrong brown paper used for making envelopes 〔做信封用的〕马尼拉纸 a large manila envelope 一个马尼拉纸大信封
Examples from the Corpus
manilaShe walked briskly, carrying a manila file in one hand and a bunch of keys in the other.The something was an elderly manila envelope, secured with a rubber band.Evenings she came home to a stack of manila envelopes with folded papers lettered in scarlet and black.
nManila  na city and port, the capital of the PhilippinesOrigin manila (1600-1700) Manila
ma·nil·a nounManilaLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
paper for Corpus brown strong making envelopes used


Manila
Manila
a city and port, the capital of the Philippines


manila
manila , manilla /məˈnɪlə/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Manila
strong brown paper used for making envelopes:
    a large manila envelope


Ma·nila (also Ma·nilla) BrE /məˈnɪlə/ 🔊NAmE /məˈnɪlə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] strong brown paper, used especially for making envelopes 马尼拉纸