standish

What does standish mean?

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

How many syllables are in standish?

standish has 2 syllables: stan-dish. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /ˈstændɪʃ/.

What is another word for standish?

Close synonyms include Miles Standish, Myles Standish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is standish a common word?

standish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for standish come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.