Stanley

UK: /ˈstænlɪ/ US: (stan′lē)

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Stan•ley  (stan′lē), n. 

Arthur Pen•rhyn  (pen′rin), (Dean Stanley) 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
1. Biographical 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•lan  (frē′lən), 1849–1940, U.S. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.
2. Biographical Sir Henry Morton, (John Rowlands) 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa: led successful search for David Livingstone.
3. Biographical Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist: Nobel prize 1946.
4. Place Names the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the E part. 1000.
5. Place Names Mount, former name of Ngaliema, Mount. 
6. a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning "stone field.''

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Stanley / ˈstænlɪ/ noun

1. a city in NE East Falkland Island, the capital of the Falkland Islands: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 2460 (2016)
2. a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 31 000 (2019 est)
3. Mount Stanley ⇒ a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
   Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain

Stanley / ˈstænlɪ/ noun

1. Sir Henry Morton. 1841–1904, British explorer and journalist, who led an expedition to Africa in search of David 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