alexander

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

name 5noun 3

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ADJ.

great, handsome, most, noble, younger

The great Alexander conquered vast territories across Asia and the Mediterranean.

VERB + ALEXANDER

attributed, defeated, name, named, time, visit, went

The city was named Alexander in honor of the great military leader.

ALEXANDER + NOUN

alexei, babylon, bell, cocktail, graham, great's, hamilton, killings

Alexander the Great's conquests transformed the ancient world in just thirteen years.

PREP.

from, in, through, till

Alexander worked through the night to finish his project before the deadline.

Definitions

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?

And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.

A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).

Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.

A place in the United States:

noun

Alternative letter-case form of alexander.

noun

A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir.

Alexander Cocktail 1/3 Creme de Cocoa 1/3 Gin 1/3 Sweet Cream

Any of genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.

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Synonyms

noun — European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized

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Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?

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And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.

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"My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.

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Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir.

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Alexander Cocktail 1/3 Creme de Cocoa 1/3 Gin 1/3 Sweet Cream

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The telephone is among the inventions attributed to Alexander Graham Bell.

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