Mancunian

a person from Manchester, England

TRANSLATION

Mancunian = Einwohner Manchesters (England) --- GOOGLE INDEX Mancunian: approximately 850,000 Google hits

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Despite spending most of his working life in London, Alf Morris has remained thoroughly true to his MANCUNIAN roots...

(BBC News)

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All immigrants arriving in Manchester will be asked to accept official new 'MANCUNIAN values' - including 'having a good sense of humour'.

(The London Daily Mail)

Did you
know?

OWAD
noun/adjective

- a person from Manchester, a city in the north of England

(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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Mancunian is the associated adjective and demonym (name for a resident of a locality or country) of Manchester, a city in North West England. It may refer to the city or people of Manchester, the Manchester dialect or the fans of the Manchester City and Manchester United football clubs.

Other demonyms one might come across include:

- Liverpudlian = Liverpool, England (Liverpudlians are also called "scousers", which stems from the popular dish called "lobscouse" which sailors brought to the city)

- Novocastrian = Newcastle, England

- Leodensian = Leeds, England

- Oxonian = Oxford, England

- Brummie = Birmingham, England

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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation

"Susie has a strong Mancunian accent, I have trouble understanding her."

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