English Explanatory Dictionary

standish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
name
  1. A small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
  2. A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
  6. A city, the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan.
  7. A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
  8. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
  10. A surname.

Word forms

standish standishes

Etymology

From Middle English standisshe, standys, standyshe, stantif, stantys, staundische, staundys, stauntyff, stauntys, stonndis, stontis, possibly equivalent to stand (noun or verb) + -ish (forms with -f may be substantival uses of Middle English stantif (“standing”)).

Derived words

inkstandish
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