Manilla
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Manilla may refer to:
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Currency
- ManillasManillasManillas are penannular armlets, mostly in bronze or copper, very rarely gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage and to a degree, ornamentation, amongst certain West African peoples...
, the 'bracelet' currency of West Africa
Place names
- Manilla, New South WalesManilla, New South WalesManilla is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, located on Fossickers Way 45 kilometres northwest of the regional city of Tamworth. At the 2006 census, Manilla had a population of 2,081 people. Manilla is famous for its setting as a fishing and paragliding area...
, Australia - Manilla, IndianaManilla, IndianaManilla is an unincorporated town in Walker Township, Rush County, Indiana....
, United States - Manilla, IowaManilla, IowaManilla is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the West Branch of the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 839 at the 2000 census...
, United States - Manilla, Ontario, Canada
- Common erroneous spelling of ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Other
- Manila hempManila hempManila hemp, also known as manilla, is a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá , a relative of the banana. It is mostly used for pulping for a range of uses, including speciality papers. It was once used mainly to make manila rope, but this is now of minor importance...
, a natural fiber made from abacá