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Stanley
[ stan-lee ]
noun
- Arthur Pen·rhyn [pen, -rin], Dean Stanley, 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
- Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby, 1799–1869, British statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858–59, 1866–68.
- Francis Edgar, 1849–1918, and his twin brother · [free, -l, uh, n], 1849–1940, U.S. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.
- Sir Henry Morton, John Rowlands, 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa: led successful search for David Livingstone.
- Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1946.
- the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the eastern part.
- Mount Stanley, former name of Mount Ngaliema.
- a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”
Stanley
1/ ˈæԱɪ /
noun
- the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)
- a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)
- Mount Stanleya 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
Stanley
2/ ˈæԱɪ /
noun
- 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
Example Sentences
It wasn’t outlandish to think the Kings had a shot at the Stanley Cup final.
Morgan Stanley is preparing to let clients trade bitcoin and ether — two of the most popular tokens — through its E*Trade platform beginning next year, Bloomberg reports.
Only one potential Stanley Cup elimination game in the last 60 years has seen the first four goals score more quickly.
He’s had to be patient this season while training under Stanley, a new coach who wanted to improve Dezeurn’s stride.
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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