a department of NW France, in Normandie region. Capital: St-Lô. Pop: 484 967 (2003 est). Area: 6412 sq km (2501sq miles)
2. La Manche
manche in American English
(mɑːntʃ)
noun
Heraldry
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge
Also: maunche, maunch
Word origin
[1200–50; ME ‹ MF ‹ L manicae (pl.) long sleeves, gloves, handcuffs, deriv. of manus hand]This word is first recorded in the period 1200–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: advance, enter, paint, stump, whip