Ma·na·ma (m?-n?m??, -nä?m?) or Al Ma·na·mah (?l m?-n?m??, äl m?-nä?m?) The capital and largest city of Bahrain, on the Persian Gulf. A free port, it became capital in 1971.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Manama (m??n??m?) n (Placename) the capital of Bahrain, at the N end of Bahrain Island: transit port. Pop: 142 000 (2005 est)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ma?na?ma (m??næm ?) n. the capital of Bahrain. 151,500. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.