Man_(disambiguation)

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A man is a male human.

• Depending on the context [[Man]] and its irregular Germanic plural Men may be used irrespective of age, or as an opposite to boy (in its normal sense restricted to male minors) only for adult men.
• The same word can also be used irrespective of sex, especially in scientific and poetic language; see Mannaz for etymology:
  • Human, humans considered as a species
  • Homo (genus), humans and their close relatives considered as a genus
• First man or woman, found in mythical traditions of human origins
• The Man, derisive slang phrase used to describe higher authority
• Man, a (mainly US origin) term of exasperation
• Man (band), a Welsh progressive rock group

Man and in some cases Men may refer to:

• In Celtic mythology, the sea god Manannan

Geographical

• Isle of Man, British Isles
• Man, Côte d\'Ivoire
• Man, West Virginia, United States
• Manchu ethnic group of Manchuria, China, also called Man
• Man., abbreviation for Manitoba, Canada

Acronyms MAN

• Metropolitan area network, large computer networks usually spanning a campus or a city
• MAN AG (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg), a German engineering and manufacturing company (trucks to printing presses)
• Manchester Airport, IATA airport code
• Misogynistic Androgynous Narcicist, The name of a one-man (James Wood IV) band.
• Manchester Piccadilly station, England; National Rail station code MAN.

Other

• Man (Middle-earth) in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Man or Men, chess piece(s)
• Man, the former name of the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
• Man (band), from Wales
• MAN (Internet Acronym) for Middle Age Nerd, originated by Jeff and Tea while IM-ing at work.
• Man Group plc is a financial services company
• man pages, manual pages of Unix commands, functions, or files
• Männer... (Men...), German film from 1985 by Doris Dörrie (IMDB entry)
• MEN, Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
• Mensa (constellation), abbreviated as Men
• Man O Man, the television gameshow series.
• Man United and Man City short for Manchester United and Manchester City
• Man (journal) (1901-1994), continued by The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
• The Men, a 1950 film
• The Men (band), a 1990s rock band

See also

• Gentleman
• Masculinity
• Manhood

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