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), 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]

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a stand, usually of metal, for pens, ink bottles, etc.

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Standish [ˈstændɪʃ]

(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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Standish - 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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