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Meaning of Stanley | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstænli

Definitions

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
  3. Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
  4. A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
  5. A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
  7. A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
  8. A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
  9. A number of places in Canada:
  10. A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
  11. A rural municipality in southern Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
  12. A village in York County, New Brunswick.
  13. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
  14. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
  15. A village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
  16. A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
  17. A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
  18. A small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
  19. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
  20. A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
  21. A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
  22. A number of places in the United States:
  23. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  24. The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
  25. A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
  26. An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
  27. A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
  28. A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; a suburb of Kansas City.
  29. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
  30. A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  31. An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  32. A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
  33. A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
  34. A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  35. A town in Page County, Virginia.
  36. A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
  37. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.

Equivalents

العربية ستانلي
Français Stanley

Examples

“Wildlife biologist Stanley Temple hypothesised that perhaps the dodo tree was dependent on its seeds passing through the digestive system of dodos in order to properly germinate and that the handful of individuals in the 1970s were the last remaining trees from seeds that passed through a dodo in the 1690s-1700s when they went extinct.”
“From Central, hop on a double-decker bus (No. 6, 6X or 66) to the former fishing village of Stanley (about 8 Hong Kong dollars one way). The ride will take you from the commercial district, over the hills (or through a tunnel), to the South Side, a residential area with splendid beaches, Riviera-style corniches and wide-open views of the South China Sea.”
“As you stroll through the streets of Stanley, you’ll be mesmerised by its rich history. This charming small town holds a significant place in Hong Kong’s past, as it was the earliest administrative centre for the British government before the bustling Central District, formerly known as Victoria City, was established.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
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