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STANDISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
Synonyms:
Miles Standish; Myles Standish; Standish
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Instance hypernyms:
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)