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Standish
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Stan·dish  (stndsh), Miles or Myles 1584?-1656.
English colonist in America. Hired by the English Pilgrims to accompany them on their voyage to the New World (1620), he emerged as a military and political leader in the difficult early years of the colony.
standish [ˈstændɪʃ]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a stand, usually of metal, for pens, ink bottles, etc.
[of unknown origin]
Standish [ˈstændɪʃ]
n
(Biographies / Standish, Myles (?1584-1656) M, English, MILITARY: military leader) Myles (or Miles). ?1584-1656, English military leader of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, New England
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Noun1.Standish - English colonist in AmericaStandish - English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
Miles Standish, Myles Standish
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