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Stanley1 definition

Stan·ley (stan)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Stan

Etymology: < the surname Stanley < the place name Stanley < OE stan leah, stone lea

Stanley2 definition

Stan·ley (stan)

  1. Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (born John Rowlands) 1841-1904; Brit. journalist & explorer in Africa
  2. Stanley, Wendell Meredith 1904-71; U.S. biochemist
Stanley3 definition

Stan·ley (stan)

mountain in EC Africa: highest peak of the Ruwenzori group: 16,795 ft (5,119 m)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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