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Manxland
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English
Etymology
From en Manx -land.
Proper noun
en the Isle of Man.
Poetic, literary or affectionate name for the Isle of Man; en an island/and/Crown dependency c/United Kingdom in the sea/Irish Sea.
en 1957-06 F. K. Pearson The Manx Electric Railway Railway Magazine 427 Several more ascents and descents ensue, as valleys leading to the sea are traversed, and the scenery is extremely attactive; this portion of Manxland has been termed "the Garden of the Island."