Manche

See also: manche and manché

English

Alternative forms

• La Manche

Etymology

Borrowed from French Manche.

Proper noun

Manche

1. A department of Normandy, France. Capital: Saint-Lô.

Translations

department of Normandy, France

• French: Manche (fr) f
• Italian: Manica f
• Occitan: Marga f
• Portuguese: Mancha f
• Spanish: Mancha

Anagrams

• Machen

French

Etymology

From manche (“sleeve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ʃ/

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Proper noun

Manche f

1. Manche (a department of Normandy, France)
2. (with the definite article) the English Channel (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between France and England)

Derived terms

• Manchois
• Manchot

 

Anagrams

• chanmé