


or Port Stan·ley  (stăn′lē)
A town of the eastern Falkland Islands on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the administrative capital of the British dependency.


1. (Placename) the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)
2. (Placename) a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)
3. (Placename) Mount Stanley a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft). Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain




(ˈstæn li)

1. Sir Henry Morton (John Rowlands), 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa.
2. Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist.
3. the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the E part. 1200.
4. Mount, former name of Ngaliema, Mount.
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Noun1.Stanley - United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
2.Stanley - Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871Stanley - 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 (1841-1904)
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"And now Stanley's in my garden crying over his dog.
Stanley Hopkins drew a slip of paper from his pocket.
Stanley Hopkins drew from his pocket a drab-covered notebook.
The personal column was well looked after by Miss Sara Stanley and the story page has been a marked success under the able management of Mr.
Blair Stanley is visiting friends and relatives in Carlisle.
The name of Edward Stanley was repeated internally so often that she thought it the sweetest name she had ever heard.
Stanley Cathcart, what the devil you and your assistant are doing shacking here in the cool of the day when you are the servants of the Bekwando Company and there's work to be done of the utmost importance?