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A town of the eastern Falkland Islands on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the administrative capital of the British dependency. Population: 2,110.

Stanley, town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands, S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. British troops have been stationed in Stanley since 1983, after Argentina's failed attempt to reclaim the islands from Great Britain.


‘stony woodland clearing’, OE stān + lēah; examples include: Stanley City of Derbyshire Stanlei (1086) (DB). Stanley Durham. Stanley (1228). Stanley Staffordshire Stanlega (1130). Stanley Wakefield Stanlei (1086) (DB). Stanley, King's & Stanley, Leonard Gloucestershire Stanlege (1086) (DB), Kingestanleg (1220). Stanllegh Leonardi (1285). Affixes from ownership by the Crown and from the former dedication of the church to St Leonard.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Stanley

n. - springkniv, meget skarp kniv

idioms:

  • stanley knife    springkniv, meget skarp kniv

Français (French)
n. - Stanley

idioms:

  • stanley knife    cutter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stanley

idioms:

  • stanley knife    sehr scharfes Messer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Στάνλεϊ

idioms:

  • stanley knife    μαχαίρι Στάνλεϊ (με ανταλλάξιμες λεπίδες)

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

  • stanley knife    coltello a lama rimpiazzabile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Stanley

idioms:

  • stanley knife    faca (f) Stanley

Русский (Russian)
"Стенли", название фирмы

idioms:

  • stanley knife    нож "Стенли", нож для резьбы по дереву

Español (Spanish)
n. - Stanley

idioms:

  • stanley knife    cuchilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Stanley

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
史坦利, 斯坦利港

idioms:

  • stanley knife    斯坦利木工刀, 一种三刃刀

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 史坦雷, 史坦利

idioms:

  • stanley knife    斯坦利木工刀, 一種三刃刀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스탠리(남자 이름), 헨리 스탠리 (영국의 탐험가 1841-1904), 스탠리 산(아프리카 중동부의 산), Henry Morton ~ 스탠리 (영국의 탐험가; 1841-1904), Mount ~ 스탠리 산 (아프리카 중동부의 산)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スタンレー

idioms:

  • stanley knife    スタンレーナイフ

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סטנלי‬


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