STANLEY


Meaning of STANLEY in English

/stan"lee/ , n.

1. Arthur Penrhyn /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 Freelan /free"leuhn/ , 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 E part. 1000.

7. Mount , former name of Ngaliema, Mount .

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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .