/ Dictionary / Index S Stanford: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Stan•ford Pronunciation: (stan'furd), [key] — n. 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stanford (Thesaurus) stane Stanford-Binet test Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penchant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language