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Provisional IRA attack in England
1996, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a 1,500-kilogram (3,300 lb) lorry bomb on Corporation Street in the centre of Manchester,
1996_Manchester_bombing
Topics referred to by the same term
Manchester bombing or Manchester attack may refer to: Manchester Blitz during World War II 1975 bombing of Lewis's by the Provisional IRA 1992 Manchester
Manchester_bombing
1992 IRA attack in England
The 1992 Manchester bombing was an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Thursday, 3 December 1992. Two 2 lb (0.9 kg) bombs exploded
1992_Manchester_bombing
Irish republican attack in London
Queen Elizabeth II. 1993 Bishopsgate bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing Baltic Exchange bombing Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles
1996_Docklands_bombing
1992 IRA attack in London, England
Corner bombing 1992 London Bridge bombing 1992 Manchester bombing 1996 Manchester bombing Stoke Newington Road lorry bomb Provisional Irish Republican Army
Baltic_Exchange_bombing
1993 IRA attack in Cheshire, England
British bombing". Record-Journal (from the Associated Press). 21 March 1993. Retrieved 19 March 2013. "Outrage over death of boy in bombing a setback
Warrington_bombings
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
most notably the 1996 Manchester bombing, which destroyed a large area of the centre of the city on 15 June. It was the largest bomb attack in Britain
The_Troubles
Provisional IRA attack in London, England
cemetery in Belfast. The Old Bailey bomb was the beginning of a sustained bombing campaign in England. The next major bombing by the IRA in England was the
1973_Old_Bailey_bombing
Irish republican
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Mary_McArdle
1974 IRA bombings in Surrey, England
been investigating the bombings since 2024. The London-based IRA active service unit's next attack was the Woolwich pub bombing on 7 November 1974, two
Guildford_pub_bombings
Provisional IRA bombing in London
station and the NatWest Tower. As a result of the bombing, which happened just over a year after the bombing of the nearby Baltic Exchange, a "ring of steel"
1993_Bishopsgate_bombing
City and metropolitan borough in England
deindustrialisation, and the 1996 Manchester bombing led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following considerable redevelopment, Manchester was the host city
Manchester
1974 IRA attack in northern England
coach bombing was the most severe attack upon the mainland to date. Press and public alike were incensed, with the BBC describing the bombing as "one
M62_coach_bombing
Shopping centre in Manchester, England
the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. It was redeveloped after the 1996 Manchester bombing. The centre has a retail floorspace of just under 1,400,000 ft2 (130
Manchester_Arndale
PIRA volunteer (1950–2013)
third Unknown actually shooting her. She led the car bombing attacks, known as the Old Bailey bombing, in London on 8 March 1973, which injured over 200
Dolours_Price
Civic square in Manchester, England
Exchange Square is a civic square in Manchester, England. The square was created after the 1996 Manchester bombing by the IRA. This reconstruction included
Exchange_Square,_Manchester
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
IRA's London bombing campaign of 1973. She was part of a unit that placed four car bombs in London on 8 March 1973. The 1973 Old Bailey bombing and that of
Marian_Price
Northern Irish murder case
(23 September 2012). "IRA bomber says Gerry Adams sanctioned mainland bombing campaign". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 January
Murder_of_Jean_McConville
Central business district in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
interchange for Greater Manchester and over 7 million people live within an hour's drive of it. The 1996 Manchester bombing provided the impetus for
Manchester_city_centre
English territorial police force
then assisted with the reconstruction of Manchester following the 1996 Manchester bombing. In the 1990s, Manchester had gained the deriding tag of 'Gunchester'
Greater_Manchester_Police
Irish republican (1948–2008)
Bloody Friday, the biggest bombing attack ever carried out by the organisation in Belfast. On 21 July 1972, the IRA exploded 22 bombs all over the city, leaving
Brendan_Hughes
1984 IRA assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher
Lee's 2015 novel High Dive, a fictionalised account of the bombing. The 2015 play The Bombing of the Grand Hotel by Julie Everton and Josie Melia. These
Brighton_hotel_bombing
1996 IRA attack in London, England
The Aldwych bus bombing occurred on 18 February 1996 in Aldwych, central London, England. Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer Edward O'Brien
Aldwych_bus_bombing
1990 Provisional IRA shooting
the IRA detonated two bombs at a British military barracks in Duisburg, Germany. On 1 August 1988 the first Provisional IRA bomb in England in four years
Lichfield_gun_attack
Street in Manchester, England
had reverted to using vehicle bombs, as evidenced in the Manchester bombing and other attacks such as the 1988 Armagh bomb,[citation needed] and so crowded
Corporation Street, Manchester
Corporation_Street,_Manchester
2014 British TV series or programme
on BBC One on 22 May 2014. The drama begins in June 1996, on the day of the 1996 Manchester bombing and covers four years, including New Labour in government
From_There_to_Here
Irish Republican Army member (1941–2024)
helicopter to drop improvised bombs in milk churns on the RUC station in Strabane in Northern Ireland, the first helicopter bombing raid in the history of the
Rose_Dugdale
IRA volunteer and writer (born 1957)
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Anthony_McIntyre
Irish politician from Northern Ireland
Magee was the only person convicted in relation to the Brighton hotel bombing. In 1989, Anderson married fellow prisoner and IRA member Paul Kavanagh
Martina_Anderson
Irish IRA member (born 1951)
after the bombs were discovered. Feeney was convicted on 14 November 1973 and sentenced to life imprisonment for each of the four bombing charges against
Hugh_Feeney
IRA member and British intelligence agent alleged to be Stakeknife (1946–2023)
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Freddie_Scappaticci
Provisional IRA attack on London
The 1992 Staples Corner bombing occurred on 11 April 1992 when the Provisional IRA detonated a large van bomb near the Staples Corner junction in North
1992_Staples_Corner_bombing
1982 IRA attack in London, England
participant" in the bombing. No one has ever been charged in connection with the Regent's Park bombing. At 10:43 am, a nail bomb exploded in the boot
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings
Hyde_Park_and_Regent's_Park_bombings
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1997
disruption, the most notable being the 1998 Omagh bombing, which killed 29 people. After that bombing, the Real IRA went on ceasefire, but resumed operations
Real_Irish_Republican_Army
1983 Provisional IRA attack in London, England
Old Bailey bombing Oxford Street bombing O'Day, Alan. Political Violence in Northern Ireland. Greenwood Publishing, 1997. p.20 "Bombings (Hansard, 11
1983_Harrods_bombing
1992 IRA bombing attempt in London, England
actions (1992–1999) 1993 Bishopsgate bombing 1992 Staples Corner bombing 1992 London Bridge bombing 1992 Manchester bombing Tendler, Stewart (6 October 1993)
Stoke Newington Road lorry bomb
Stoke_Newington_Road_lorry_bomb
Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981)
Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 Balmoral Furniture Company bombing in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Bobby_Sands
British barrister, politician and Lord Chancellor (1923–1992)
Guildford and Woolwich bombings.[citation needed] In his submission to Sir John May's Inquiry into the Guildford and Woolwich bombings in 1989, Labour MP
Michael_Havers,_Baron_Havers
Irish republican
authorised the Docklands bombing which killed two people and marked the end of the IRA's eighteen-month ceasefire in February 1996. Keenan outlined the IRA's
Brian Keenan (Irish republican)
Brian_Keenan_(Irish_republican)
Irish mob boss (1949–1994)
In 2001, his gravestone was vandalised and broken in two. Following the 1996 murder of journalist Veronica Guerin, the Oireachtas set up the Criminal
Martin_Cahill
1974 IRA attack in England
the Mulbery Bush bombing), said in 2009 that she had spoken with two former IRA members, who referred to the Birmingham pub bombings as a mistake for
Birmingham_pub_bombings
Political party in Ireland
Ireland and the European Union: Nice, Enlargement and the Future of Europe. Manchester University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7190-7173-7. Archived from the original
Sinn_Féin
1975 hostage incident in London, England
were serving massive sentences" for Guildford pub bombings and (for two of them) a Woolwich pub bombing. Despite telling the police that they (The Balcombe
Balcombe_Street_siege
- 1992 Manchester bombing - Two IRA bombs exploded in Manchester injuring a total of 65 people. 10 December - Wood Green Shopping City bombing - The IRA
Timeline of the Troubles in Great Britain
Timeline_of_the_Troubles_in_Great_Britain
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
engages in revisionism. Thankfully the war is over." On the day of the bombing, the IRA also ambushed and killed eighteen British soldiers at the gates
Lord_Mountbatten
deaf) were injured in the explosion. 15 June – 1996 Manchester bombing: the IRA detonated a bomb in Manchester, England. It destroyed a large part of the
List of bombings during the Troubles
List_of_bombings_during_the_Troubles
Part of a five-year protest during the Troubles
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Dirty_protest
Irish dissident republican (1956–2019)
September 2022. Collins, Pádraig (26 May 2019). "Real IRA founder who plotted bombing while Prince Charles was in Ireland dies in prison". the Guardian. Retrieved
Seamus_McGrane
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
intensified the bombing campaign in England, planting 36 bombs in 1991 and 57 in 1992, up from 15 in 1990. The Baltic Exchange bombing in April 1992 killed
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Provisional IRA member
carrying out bomb attacks in neighbouring towns such as Magherafelt, Castledawson, and Maghera. In October 1976, McElwee took part in a planned bombing blitz
Thomas_McElwee
1987 Provisional IRA terror attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
The Remembrance Day bombing (also known as the Enniskillen bombing or Poppy Day massacre) took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
Remembrance_Day_bombing
1988 British anti-IRA operation in Gibraltar
means of mass communication". Crime portal Gibraltar portal Deal barracks bombing, another IRA attack targeting a military band Police use of firearms in
Operation_Flavius
Irish hunger striker and IRA volunteer
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Joe McDonnell (hunger striker)
Joe_McDonnell_(hunger_striker)
Square in Manchester, England
nearby as part of major building works in the city following the 1996 Manchester bombing. "Shambles" is derived from the Middle English word schamel, which
Shambles_Square,_Manchester
Northern Irish politician
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Paul_Butler_(politician)
Irish republican (born 1949)
ceasefire with the 1996 Docklands bombing in London that killed two men. Accused by the Sunday Times of directing an IRA bombing campaign in Britain
Thomas Murphy (Irish republican)
Thomas_Murphy_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican politician (born 1948)
Agreement, the Omagh bombing by the Real IRA, killed 29 people and injured 220, from multiple communities. Adams said in reaction to the bombing: "I am totally
Gerry_Adams
Alleged volunteer in the Real Irish Republican Army
perpetrators of the 1998 Omagh bombing in a Panorama documentary. He never faced criminal charges but was found liable for the bombing in a civil trial, along
Liam_Campbell
Irish republican (born 1948)
driving a stolen vehicle two hours before the bomb detonated. The IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement released immediately afterwards
Thomas McMahon (Irish republican)
Thomas_McMahon_(Irish_republican)
People believed to have been murdered during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
programme from the 1968 All-Ireland Football Final, and an autograph from Manchester United manager Matt Busby, items found in his pocket when his remains
The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
The_Disappeared_(Northern_Ireland)
1991 IRA assassination attempt in London
assassination, following the failed attempt on her life in the Brighton hotel bombing. Security around Downing Street had been stepped up at a cost of £800,000
Downing_Street_mortar_attack
Provisional IRA attack in London
(Hansard). 4 March 1996. "IRA Bomb Injures 28 in Busy London Railway Station". LA Times. Associated Press. 29 February 1992. "Bombing in London leaves 28
1992_London_Bridge_bombing
Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement
become little more than a cover for the UVF. The Irish News reported in 1996 that British security forces believed that Ulster Resistance "continued to
Ulster_Resistance
Provisional Irish Republican Army member (born 1951)
In August 2000, Magee admitted to The Guardian that he carried out the bombing, but did not accept he left a fingerprint on the registration card, claiming
Patrick Magee (Irish republican)
Patrick_Magee_(Irish_republican)
Anglo-Irish aristocrat and socialite (1896–1979)
grandson Nicholas, and local boy Paul Maxwell, on Donegal Bay, County Sligo. A bomb had been planted in Mountbatten's fishing boat by a member of the Provisional
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
Doreen_Knatchbull,_Baroness_Brabourne
Part of a five-year protest during the Troubles
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Blanket_protest
Former Provisional IRA prisoner and author
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Richard_O'Rawe
Irish republican hunger striker and politician (1955–1981)
known that he was in the IRA. In August 1976, while he was out to set a bomb, the van he was in was chased by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). During
Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)
Kieran_Doherty_(hunger_striker)
List of terrorist attacks that have happened in Great Britain
June 1996: Manchester bombing: The IRA detonated a powerful truck bomb in central Manchester, following a telephoned warning. It was the biggest bomb detonated
List of terrorist incidents in Great Britain
List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Great_Britain
Irish American membership organization
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
NORAID
Irish republican (1948–2008)
operational commander of the "Bloody Friday" operation. I remember when the bombs started to go off, I was in Leeson Street, and I thought, "There's too much
Murder_of_Charles_Armstrong
IRA bombers
the Woolwich pub bombing of November 1974 and the Waltons bombing of November 1975. Another common method was making either a time bomb or an incendiary
Balcombe_Street_gang
Northern Ireland writer and playwright
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Sam_Millar
1975 explosion at the Hilton Hotel in London
evacuate the building before the bomb exploded at 12:18 BST. The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing. Police worked quickly to clear
London_Hilton_bombing
Irish republican
O'Connell was involved in, ranging from the bombing of the Kings Arms, Woolwich, to throwing hand bombs into Sir Edward Heath's club and the Harrow School
Joe O'Connell (Irish republican)
Joe_O'Connell_(Irish_republican)
IRA volunteer and bomb-maker (1957–2013)
soldiers, and involvement in the 1992 bombing of the Baltic Exchange, the 1996 Docklands bombing, and the bombing of Hammersmith Bridge later the same
Bernard_Henry_McGinn
Irish republican
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Paddy Quinn (Irish republican)
Paddy_Quinn_(Irish_republican)
English footballer (1944–2003)
of the 1996 Manchester bombing, when he supported the decision to evacuate the building after receiving a warning about the planting of the bomb, despite
Dennis_Walker_(footballer)
Decision-making body of the Provisional IRA
Gallagher, Michael (1985). Political Parties in the Republic of Ireland. Manchester University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780719017971. Retrieved 11 February 2014
IRA_Army_Council
IRA counter-intelligence and interrogation unit
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Internal_Security_Unit
Box for collecting outgoing mail
of Scotland on a steel plate The surviving pillar box from the 1996 Manchester bombing Irish Republicans painting a Royal Mail postbox in Derry for the
Post_box
Irish Republican Army member (1928–2001)
108 rifles, ten Bren and eight Sten guns, two mortars and dummy mortar bombs in the raid. The police seized the van carrying the stolen weapons some
Seán_Mac_Stíofáin
1974 IRA attack in London, England
Provisional IRA bombed the British Houses of Parliament causing extensive damage and injuring eleven people. The Provisional IRA began a bombing campaign in
1974 Houses of Parliament bombing
1974_Houses_of_Parliament_bombing
English writer, political activist (1925–1975)
for information leading to a conviction for several recent high-profile bombings in England that were publicly claimed by the Provisional Irish Republican
Ross_McWhirter
Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation
years into her presidency, the IRA launched a bombing campaign in Britain. Coyle—who disapproved of the "bombing of women and children in England"—tendered
Cumann_na_mBan
Irish Republican (born 1936/1937)
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Ivor_Bell
Northern Irish loyalist (1952–1982)
the Bayardo ten minutes before the Provisional IRA carried out a gun and bombing attack against the pub which killed a UVF man and four other Protestants
Lenny_Murphy
Incident in southern England during The Troubles
The Deal barracks bombing was an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on the Royal Marine Depot, Deal, England. It took place at 8:22
Deal_barracks_bombing
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
with the INLA.[citation needed] The CIRA has been involved in a number of bombing and shooting incidents. Targets of the CIRA have included the British military
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
1990s events that ended most of the violence of the Troubles
parliament (latter policy changed in 1998). Saturday 15 June 1996: The IRA exploded a bomb in Manchester, which destroyed a large part of the city centre and
Northern Ireland peace process
Northern_Ireland_peace_process
1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
March 1988, three unarmed IRA members alleged to have been preparing for a bomb attack on British military personnel were killed by the Special Air Service
Corporals_killings
Paramilitary unit
campaign was the bombing of commercial targets such as shops and businesses. The most devastating example of the Provisionals' commercial bombing campaign was
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
Provisional_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
1979 IRA attack on British forces
immediately. The IRA had been studying how the British Army behaved after a bombing and correctly predicted that they would set up an incident command point
Warrenpoint_ambush
Shankill Road in Belfast was bombed. No group said they did the bombing but it's believed the Provisional IRA was behind the bombing. 1 October 1971: a British
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1970–1979)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1970–1979)
Organization and peace charity
on 11 August 2009. "Tributes to IRA bombing victims". BBC News. 20 March 2008. "Child killed in Warrington bomb attack". BBC News. 20 March 1993. "Charity
The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace
The_Tim_Parry_Johnathan_Ball_Foundation_for_Peace
American former IRA member and Marine
who led Scotland Yard's anti-terror unit from the time of the 1996 Canary Wharf bombing, described Crawley and the other IRA bombers as "the A team",
John Crawley (Irish republican)
John_Crawley_(Irish_republican)
1987 British ambush in Northern Ireland
Timeline of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions Ballygawley bus bombing Attack on Derryard checkpoint List of massacres in Ireland Coagh ambush
Loughgall_ambush
British diplomat, intelligence officer, and author (1921–1976)
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Christopher_Ewart-Biggs
Irish Republican (1956–1981)
Road bombing 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Heathrow attacks Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing Aldwych bus bombing 1996 Manchester bombing
Martin_Hurson
1993 IRA attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland
about the bombing. The loyalist Shankill Road had been the location of other bomb and gun attacks, including the Balmoral Furniture Company bombing in 1971
Shankill_Road_bombing
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English
English : habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammÄ â€˜breast’, and meaning ‘breast-shaped hill’) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
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English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) and Northumbria, so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + wīc ‘outlying settlement’. Compare Preston.
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English
English : habitational name from Torkington in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire), named in Old English as ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Turec’.
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English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester called Openshaw, from Old English open ‘open’ (i.e. not surrounded by a hedge) + sceaga ‘copse’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English hind ‘female deer’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so called in Greater Manchester.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, I' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Henry VI's great-uncle, Bishop of Winchester,...
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English
English : habitational name from any of various minor places called Matley, in particular Matley in Greater Manchester, Matley Heath and Matley Wood in Hampshire, or Matley Moor in Derbyshire.
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English
English : habitational name from Aspull in Greater Manchester, named from Old English æspe ‘aspen’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from Aspall in Suffolk.
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English
English : habitational name from the city in Hampshire, so named from the addition of Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) to the Romano-British name Venta, of disputed origin.John Winchester was admitted a freeman in Brookline, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Manchester)
English (chiefly Manchester) : occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in lye (a strong alkali) to cleanse it, from an agent derivative of Middle English bouken ‘to wash’ (from Middle Dutch būken).
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
A goddess worshipped in Lanchester.
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English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Manchester named Ainsworth, from the Old English personal name Ægen + Old English worþ ‘enclosure’.
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English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Greater Manchester and Merseyside, named from Welsh ynys ‘island’, ‘strip of land between two rivers’ (cf. Innes).
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English
English : habitational name from a lost place in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors, near Manchester, of uncertain etymology.
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English (Manchester and Lancashire)
English (Manchester and Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester called Pendlebury, from the hill name Pendle (composed of the Celtic element penn ‘hill’, ‘head’ + a tautologous Old English hyll) + Old English burh ‘castle’, ‘fortified town’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Redfern near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, so called from Old English rēad ‘red’ + fearn ‘fern’, ‘bracken’.
Boy/Male
English
Strong. St. Swithin was the Bishop of Winchester in the 9th century. The weather on St....
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English American
A names ending in 'ina' or 'ena' (ie. Christina) used as a nickname. Famous bearer: In 1906...
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English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a minor place near Manchester, so named from Old English smēðe ‘smooth’ + hyrst ‘(wooded) hill’.
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n.
One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.
n.
A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.
n.
A measure of two Winchester bushels.
n.
A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2/ Winchester bushels.
n.
A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels.
a.
Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.
n.
A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc.
n.
any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
n.
One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or woolen goods.
n.
A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.
a.
Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202.
n.
A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester.
n.
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
a.
Unleavened; unfermented. B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
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