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MILES STANDISH

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MILES STANDISH (noun)
  The noun MILES STANDISH has 1 sense:

1. English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)play

  Familiarity information: MILES STANDISH used as a noun is very rare.


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MILES STANDISH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Miles Standish; Myles Standish; Standish

Instance hypernyms:

colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)


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