Stanley


Definition: Meaning of, Stanley in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstanli /

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  1. 1849-1918 united States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile
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  2. 1841-1904 welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River
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Stanley used in phrases

  • Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel (noun)
    1. 1890-1965 born in England united States slapstick comedian who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films
  • Erle Stanley Gardner (noun)
    1. 1889-1970 writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason
  • Francis Edgar Stanley (noun)
    1. 1849-1918 united States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile
  • Granville Stanley Hall (noun)
    1. 1844-1924 united States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology
  • Kubrick, Stanley
    1. (1928-99), a US film DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, and writer, whose films include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), and The Shining (1980)
  • Matthews, Sir Stanley
    1. (1915-2000) a British football player, one of the greatest English players ever, who played 54 times for the English national team. He played professional football for 33 years, until he was over 50.
  • Port Stanley
    1. the capital of the Falkland Islands, and the place where the FALKLANDS WAR of 1982 began and ended
  • Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (noun)
    1. 1882-1944 english astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory
  • Sir Henry Morton Stanley (noun)
    1. 1841-1904 welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River
  • Stanley Baldwin (noun)
    1. 1867-1947 english statesman; member of the Conservative Party
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