alexander

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Alexander', 'alexander': (al′ig zan′dər, -zän′-)

al•ex•an•der (al′ig zan′dər, -zän′-),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.)

Winea cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.

Al•ex•an•der (al′ig zan′dər, -zän′-),USA pronunciation n.

Ancient History, BiographicalSee Alexander the Great.
Classics, MythologyAlso, Alexandros. Homeric name for Paris.
Biographical Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.
Biographical Sir Harold R. L. G. (Alexander of Tunis), 1891–1969, English field marshal.
Biographical Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.
Biographical William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "defender of men.''

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Alexander /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə/ n

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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