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Miles Standish   /maɪlz stˈændɪʃ/   Listen
Miles Standish

noun
1.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656).  Synonyms: Myles Standish, Standish.





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... Miles Standish" Longfellow has made us acquainted with his ancestors, John Alden and Priscilla Mullens, passengers of the Mayflower. Of such ancestry Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, February 27, 1807. His birthplace was at that time a beautiful and busy town, a forest city with miles ...
— Elson Grammer School Literature, Book Four. • William H. Elson and Christine Keck


Words linked to "Miles Standish" :   colonist, settler


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