an industrial city in NW England; pop. 396,300 (est. 2009). Founded in Roman times, it developed in the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre of the English cotton industry.
曼彻斯特(英格兰西北部工业城市,2009年估计人口396,300; 建于古罗马时期,在18和19世纪发展成为英国棉纺工业中心)。
〈澳/新西兰〉 棉纺织品;家用纺织品。