Manitch
or MANYTCH (mänēch'), a river in South Russia, which in its course connects a series of long narrow salt lakes, and joins the Don near Tcherkask. It has been proposed to utilize it in the construction of a canal to join the Sea of Azov and the Caspian.
MANITO (man'i-tō), or MANITOU (-tö), among American Indians the name given to a spirit, god, or devil, or whatever is an object of religious awe or Two spirits are especially spoken of by this name; one, the spirit of good and life, the other the spirit of evil. reverence.