Stanley

[ stan-lee ]

/ ˈstæn li /

noun

Arthur Pen·rhyn

[pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/, 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·lan

[free-luh n] /ˈfri lən/, 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 E part.

Mount, former name of Ngaliema, Mount.

a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”

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The State Theater opened seven years earlier in 1922, and the Stanley Theater, with a 4,300-seat capacity, in 1928.
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It won him over, and in 1981, he succeeded Stanley, and rebranded it “ATLAH,” which stands for "All the Land Anointed Holy."
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"Day before yesterday I was over to Ashton," answered Stanley, after the door to the room had been closed and locked.
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And having finished this oration, Stanley thrust his hands deep into his pockets, and jingled the money that was there.
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Stanley and Sarah Brailsford went up to their room with a lamp.
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“We must act the part of invaders and drive out any previous occupants,” observed Stanley as he stepped on shore.
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To all this man's requests Stanley cheerfully consented in his anxiety to conciliate him and the natives.
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British Dictionary definitions for stanley (1 of 2)

Stanley¹

/ (ˈstænlɪ) /

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 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 name: Ngaliema Mountain

British Dictionary definitions for stanley (2 of 2)

Stanley²

/ (ˈstænlɪ) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for stanley

Stanley

[ stăn′lē ]

Wendell Meredith 1904-1971

American biochemist. He shared a 1946 Nobel Prize for discovering methods of producing pure enzymes and virus proteins.

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