Stanley

American  

[stan-lee] / ˈstæn li /

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.”

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Stanley ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Stanley ² British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Another, Stanley Kutler, describes a “dangerous pattern . . . Johnson would not—or could not—tell the truth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Ulz is eagerly awaiting the release of Phase 3 study data in the third quarter, which he expects to “unlock a multibillion-dollar opportunity that remains underappreciated.”

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring rates the stock as Overweight with a $315 price target.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are working with the chain on the offering, Bloomberg reported this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The stocks of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were tanking, and it was clear that nothing short of the U.S. government could save them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis