Stanley

[stan-lee]

noun

1. Arthur Penrhyn 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 Freelan 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

¹

/ ˈstænlɪ /

noun

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. Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain. 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)

Stanley

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/ ˈstænlɪ /

noun

1. 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

But with a Stanley Cup, an MVP award, a goal-scoring title and two Olympic gold medals in his trophy case, he has a resume few players can match.

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Catriona McEvoy, from Stanley in County Durham, told us she felt women were being treated by the doctors "like a conveyor belt".

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Sterling gained slightly against the dollar, but the currency’s post-budget rally was likely finished given the prospect of interest-rate cuts by the Bank of England, according to Morgan Stanley.

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They live in the same New York apartment building with their families, along with another brother Ricardo, who is an executive at Morgan Stanley.

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