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alexander

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[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

noun

  1. a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy brandy alexander and sweet cream.



Alexander

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[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

noun

  1. Alexander the Great.

  2. Classical Mythology.Also Alexandros Homeric name for a Trojan prince, Paris.

  3. Franz 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.

  4. Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.

  5. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander of Tunis, 1891–1969, English field marshal.

  6. Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.

  7. William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.

  8. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

Alexander

/ ˌæɪɡˈɑːԻə /

noun

  1. Harold ( Rupert Leofric George ), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alexander1

First recorded in 1925–30; probably after the proper name
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President Alexander Van der Bellen raised the possibility of tightening Austria's gun laws, on a visit to Graz after the attack: "If we come to the conclusion that Austria's gun laws need to be changed to ensure greater safety, then we will do so."

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“Nothing but respect for the player but I don’t know if that’s a direction we would go,” McVay said this week about Alexander.

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Alexander Dighton, 28 from Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was wearing body armour when he carried out the attack outside Talbot Green police station in January.

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"There was no information at all from that assessment or from that referral that would give any indication whatsoever that Alexander Dighton would go on, a year later, to commit an attack of this nature," Det Supt Williams said.

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Alexander Skarsgård was initially worried “Murderbot” would be too dark.

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