HyperDic: miles_standish

English > 1 sense of the expression Miles Standish:
NOUNperson Miles Standish, Standish, Myles StandishEnglish colonist in America
English > Miles Standish: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656).
SynonymsStandish, Myles Standish
Instance ofsettler, colonistA person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

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