wigan

¹ American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.

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Wigan ² American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. borough of Greater Manchester, in W England.

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Wigan British  

/ ˈwɪɡən /

noun

1. an industrial town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former coal-mining centre. Pop: 81 203 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 303 800 (2003 est). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of wigan

1870–75; after Wigan, where originally produced

Example Sentences

They had gone 40 years without a league title before they beat Wigan Warriors in the Grand Final in October.

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By beating Wigan in the Super League Grand Final, Hull KR became only the fifth team to get their name on the trophy.

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To some, it reflected poorly on Rosenior, but it was the brainchild of James himself under influence from former Wigan Warriors rugby league player Willie Isa, who is effectively the squad's mentality coach.

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Beau Greaves' record 114-match winning streak in the PDC Women's Series came to an end as she lost to 4-1 to Fallon Sherrock in Wigan on Saturday.

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Dr Willard Wigan, who previously held the world record for creating the smallest handmade sculpture, spent four painstaking weeks and used his eyelash as a paintbrush to complete the artwork, which shows the character riding a horse.

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