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ALL meanings of stanhope

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  • noun stanhope James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18. 1
  • noun stanhope Philip Dormer [dawr-mer] /ˈdɔr mər/ (Show IPA), Chesterfield, 4th Earl of. 1
  • noun stanhope a light one-seater carriage with two or four wheels 0
  • noun stanhope Charles, 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine 0
  • noun stanhope his grandfather, James, 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717) 0
  • noun stanhope a light, open carriage drawn by one horse, with two low wheels and one seat, popular in 19th-cent. England and the U.S. 0
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