stanley

IPA: stˈænɫi

Root Word: Stanley

noun

  • A habitational surname from Old English.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in early 20th century.
  • Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
  • A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
  • A small town in north-west Tasmania, Australia.
  • A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
  • A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
  • A coastal town and area in Southern district, Hong Kong
  • A number of places in Canada:
  • A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
  • The Rural Municipality of Stanley, a rural municipality in southern Manitoba.
  • A village in York County, New Brunswick.
  • The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan.
  • A number of places in the United Kingdom:
  • A village in Derbyshire, England.
  • A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
  • A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
  • A small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England.
  • A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
  • A hamlet in the village of Bremhill, Wiltshire, England.
  • A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  • The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
  • A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
  • An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
  • A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
  • A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; suburb of Kansas City.
  • An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
  • A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  • An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  • A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
  • A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
  • A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  • A town in Page County, Virginia.
  • A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
  • A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
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Examples of "stanley" in Sentences

  • And to be a massive Stanley Kubrick fan.
  • What about the estimable Stanley Milgram
  • He was the first Frenchman to win the Stanley Cup as a player.
  • By the mid 1990s, the Stanley Cup seemed to elude the Capitals.
  • He played solidly and helped the club reach the Stanley Cup finals.
  • She's cagey about her new movie, Stanley Kubrick's mysterious Eyes Wide Shut.
  • The key to the offensive was an overland track across the Owen Stanley Ranges.
  • According to Morgan Stanley, the earnings cycle is likely to inflect positively.
  • The last stage of the Falklands War was the surrender of the Argentine Governor at Port Stanley.
  • His physician and friend, Dr. Stanley Jones, an orthopedist, could not be reached for comment despite repeated requests.

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