Standish, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 1581
Housing Units (2000): 672
Land area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76120
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 43.982075 N, 83.959298 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48658
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Standish, MI Standish

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Standish \Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]

A stand, or case, for pen and ink. [1913 Webster]

I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Standish

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Standish \Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]

A stand, or case, for pen and ink.

I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. --Swift.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)