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Stanley

[ stan-lee ]

noun

  1. Arthur Pen·rhyn [pen, -rin], Dean Stanley, 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
  2. Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby, 1799–1869, British statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858–59, 1866–68.
  3. Francis Edgar, 1849–1918, and his twin brother · [free, -l, uh, n], 1849–1940, U.S. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.
  4. Sir Henry Morton, John Rowlands, 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa: led successful search for David Livingstone.
  5. Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1946.
  6. the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the eastern part.
  7. Mount Stanley, former name of Mount Ngaliema.
  8. a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”


Stanley

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  1. the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)
  2. a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)
  3. Mount Stanley
    a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft) Congolese nameNgaliema Mountain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Stanley

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  1. StanleySir Henry Morton18411904MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerWRITING: journalist Sir Henry Morton . 1841–1904, British explorer and journalist, who led an expedition to Africa in search of Livingstone, whom he found on Nov 10, 1871. He led three further expeditions in Africa (1874–77; 1879–84; 1887–89) and was instrumental in securing Belgian sovereignty over the Congo Free State
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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He’s had to be patient this season while training under Stanley, a new coach who wanted to improve Dezeurn’s stride.

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And with reason: Their team, a Stanley Cup finalist a season ago, was fighting for its playoff life against a Kings team it had dispatched with ease each of the last three playoffs.

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