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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
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.
The Kings are playing in Edmonton this weekend with a chance to sweep the Oilers and win their first playoff series since their Stanley Cup championship run in 2014.
The Kings and Edmonton Oilers are old postseason foes, with this first-round matchup marking their 11th meeting in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Wilshere, who will be assisted by Tony Roberts and Nick Stanley, will take charge of Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough and the Canaries' final-day game at home to Cardiff on 3 May.
The Oilers, who took the Florida Panthers to a seventh game before falling in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, limped into the playoffs wounded but mounted a late comeback just the same.
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