Man (disambiguation)

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A man is an adult male human being.

• The same word is also used irrespective of sex, see Mannaz for etymology:
  • Human, human beings considered as a species
  • Homo (genus), human beings and their close relatives considered as a genus
• First man or woman, traditions of human origins derived from pre-scientific cultures
• The Man, slang phrase used to describe higher authority

Man may also refer to:

• In Celtic mythology, the sea god Manannan
  • Isle of Man, British Isles

• Geographical
  • Isle of Man, British Isles
  • Man, Côte d'Ivoire
  • Man, West Virginia, United States
  • Manchu ethnic group of Manchuria, China, also called Man

• Acronyms
  • man pages, manual pages of Unix commands, functions, or files
  • 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 International Airport, IATA airport code

• Other
  • Man (band), from Wales
  • Man Group plc is a financial services company
  • MEN, Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)

See also

• Masculinity
• Manhood
• Gentleman

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