Man — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The genus Homo.

2. Humankind in general.

   Usage

   • Poetic

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   The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.

Proper noun

1. The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.

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   And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Chinese.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Chinese.

Proper noun

1. A town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

2. A city and department in the Ivory Coast.

3. A village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

   Synonyms

   Maan

Proper noun

1. A surname