WIGAN

Meaning of WIGAN in English

an industrial town in Greater Manchester , England. In the Industrial Revolution it had important coal-mining and cotton industries. It is famous today for its Rugby League club, one of the oldest in England and the most successful in the history of the sport. George Orwell’s book The Road to Wigan Pier describes the life of poor people, especially the unemployed miners in the north of England in the 1930s.

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WIGAN — County: Greater Manchester Post Code: WN1
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WIGAN — geographical name town NW England in Greater Manchester W of Manchester metropolitan area population 301,900
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WIGAN — Town and metropolitan borough (pop., 2001: 301,417), northwestern Greater Manchester , historic county of Lancashire , England. It lies along …
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WIGAN — ˈwigən noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Wigan, Lancashire, England, where it was originally manufactured : a plain-weave cotton fabric …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIGAN — (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the …
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WIGAN — ( n. ) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIGAN — /wig"euhn/ , n. borough of Greater Manchester, in W England. 309,600.
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WIGAN — /wig"euhn/ , n. a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments. [ 1870-75; after WIGAN, where originally produced ]
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WIGAN — geographical name town NW England in Greater Manchester W of Manchester metropolitan area population 301,900
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WIGAN — noun Etymology: Wigan, England Date: 1771 : a stiff plain-weave cotton fabric used for interlining
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WIGAN — noun a kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the …
Webster English vocab
WIGAN — [wig.an] n [Wigan, England] (ca. 1875): a stiff plain-weave cotton fabric used for interlining
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WIGAN — town and metropolitan borough in the northwestern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, England. …
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WIGAN — Wigan BrE AmE ˈwɪɡ ə n § \ -ɪn
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WIGAN — Town and metropolitan borough (pop., 2001: 301,417), northwestern Greater Manchester , historic county of Lancashire , England. It lies along …
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WIGAN — n геогр. г. Уиган
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WIGAN — сущ.; геогр.г. Уиган (Англия)
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WIGAN — (0) уиган
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WIGAN — n геогр. г. Уиган
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WIGAN — n геогр. г. Уиган
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WIGAN — сущ. ; геогр. Уиган ( город в Англии )
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WIGAN — сущ.; геогр. Уиган (город в Англии)
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WIGAN — г. Уиган
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WIGAN — Pronunciation: ' wi-g ə n Function: noun Etymology: Wigan, England Date: 1771 : a stiff plain-weave cotton fabric used for …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIGAN — Pronunciation: ' wi-g ə n Function: geographical name town NW England in Greater Manchester W of Manchester metropolitan area pop …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIGAN PIER — an area of factories and warehouses next to the Leeds - Liverpool canal in Wigan . It was a centre …
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SULLIVAN, MICK — born Jan. 12, 1934, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Eng. byname of Michael Sullivan British rugby player who during his career (195464) played …
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ORWELL, GEORGE — born 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India died Jan. 21, 1950, London Orwell pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair English novelist, essayist, and …
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GREATER MANCHESTER — metropolitan county in northwestern England. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country and comprises 10 metropolitan …
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GEE, KENNETH — born 1916, Wigan, Lancashire, Eng. English rugby player, a member of the powerful Wigan club that won the Rugby League …
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TRAMP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ I kept falling asleep at the wrong time like an old …
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FRACTURE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES broken/fractured ▪ He was taken to hospital with a broken arm. compound fracture fracture …
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DERBY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE local ▪ Despite the pressure of tomorrow's Sun local derby against Roma, Gazza has …
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