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maniple
manipular
manipulate
manipulative
Manipur
manito
Manitoba
Manitoba, Lake
manitou
Manitoulin Island
manitu
Manizales
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Mann Act
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manitou

man·i·tou [ mánni t ] (plural man·i·tous) or man·i·tu [ mánni t ] (plural man·i·tus) or man·i·to [ mánni t ] (plural man·i·tos)


noun 
Definition:
 
supernatural force: a supernatural force or spirit believed by Algonquian peoples to exist within various living things and inanimate objects

[Late 16th century. < Narraganset manittówock]
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