Mancunian
From Manchester, England
Mancunian refers to a person from Manchester, England, or to things associated with the city.
The term derives from Mamucium, the Latin name for the Roman fort that preceded modern Manchester.
The Mancunian accent is distinctive.
The word appears in discussions of the city's music scene, football clubs, and industrial heritage.
Iconic British indie band
- Joy DivisionInfluential late-70s Manchester group
- New OrderRestructured ruling system
- HaciendaNamed estate or venue
- BritpopMid-nineties UK rock movement
indie · post-punk · Buzzcocks · James · baggy · rave · nightlife · bands
Prefix for kingdoms, nations
- CityIncorporated urban area
- Red DevilsManchester United's moniker
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- Premier LeagueEngland's highest football division
supporters · chants · FA Cup · rivalry · goals · striker · midfielder · trophies
Of factories and production
- millsFactories or grinders
- worker beeSterile female hive member
- canalsConstructed water passages
- warehousesLarge goods storage buildings
Victorian · textiles · Engels · suffragettes · cotton trade · Bridgewater · chimneys · red brick
Regional language variety
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
intonation · twang · lilt · inflection · cadence · speech · diction · idiom
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- communityCollective of connected people
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- Coronation StreetBritish soap opera
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
rainy · resilient · friendly · humour · wit · multicultural · cosmopolitan · defiant
The Smiths
Iconic British indie band
- Joy DivisionInfluential late-70s Manchester group
- New OrderRestructured ruling system
- HaciendaNamed estate or venue
Britpop · indie · post-punk · Buzzcocks · James · baggy · rave · nightlife · bands · guitar
United
Prefix for kingdoms, nations
- CityIncorporated urban area
- Red DevilsManchester United's moniker
- derbyOpen-entry competition
Premier League · supporters · chants · FA Cup · rivalry · goals · striker · midfielder · trophies · goalkeeper
industrial
Of factories and production
- millsFactories or grinders
- worker beeSterile female hive member
- canalsConstructed water passages
warehouses · Victorian · textiles · Engels · suffragettes · cotton trade · Bridgewater · chimneys · red brick · factories
dialect
Regional language variety
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
colloquialism · intonation · twang · lilt · inflection · cadence · speech · diction · idiom · vocabulary
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- communityCollective of connected people
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- Coronation StreetBritish soap opera
Granada · rainy · resilient · friendly · humour · wit · multicultural · cosmopolitan · defiant · solidarity
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- British AccentsGeordie, Brummie, Queen's English, RP, Glaswegian
- British RegionalGeordie, Brummie, Glaswegian, Yorkshire, Cornish
- BritonsBrit, British, Englishman, Scotsman, Welshman
- City DwellersLondoner, Parisian, New Yorker, Berliner, Roman
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
MancunianLiverpudlian
Native of northwestern port
Scouser · Londoner · southerner · Brummie · Glaswegian