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MYLES STANDISH
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• MYLES STANDISH (noun)
The noun MYLES STANDISH has 1 sense:
1. English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
Familiarity information: MYLES STANDISH used as a noun is very rare.
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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