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Noun

1. miles standish, myles standish, standish

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

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Standish

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noun
a stand, usually of metal, for pens, ink bottles, etc
noun
Myles (or Miles). ?1584–1656, English military leader of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, New England

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Standish

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Miles1584?-1656; Eng. colonist: military leader of Plymouth Colony
noun
Archaic
an inkstand

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Standish

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English soldier and colonist in America. Hired by the Pilgrims to accompany them on their voyage to the New World (1620), he became a military and political leader of Plymouth Colony.

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