manx

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Adjective

1. Relating to the [[Isle of Man]] or its [[Celto-Germanic]] people.
2. Relating to the Manx [[language]] (also known as [[Manx Gaelic]]), a [[Gaelic]] language of the [[Goidelic]] family.
3. Relating to the [[Manx cat]] breed native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the [[tail]], and with a short-haired [[coat]] and rounded, [[cobby]] body.
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} With a truncated or missing [[tail]].

Noun

1. A member or descendant of the [[Celto-Germanic]] people of the Isle of Man; a [[Manxman]] or [[Manxwoman]].
2. {{lb|en|collective|in the plural}} '''the Manx'''; Manx people.
3. A [[breed]] of [[domestic cat]] native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the [[tail]], and with a short-haired [[coat]] and rounded, [[cobby]] body.
4. A [[cat]] of the Manx breed; a [[Manx cat]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[Goidelic]] language spoken on the [[Isle of Man]].

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