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Alexander¹ definition

Al·ex·an·der (al′ig zan′dər)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Alec, Alex, Sandy; equiv. Fr. Alexandre, It. Alessandro, Russ. Aleksandr, Scot. Alistair, Sp. Alejandro; fem. Alexandra, Alexandrina
☆ a cocktail made of gin, brandy, or rum, with crème de cacao and sweet cream

Etymology: L < Gr Alexandros, lit., defender of men < alexein, to defend + anēr (gen. andros), man

Alexander² definition

Al·ex·an·der (al′ig zan′dər)

1777-1825; czar of Russia (1801-25); grandson of Catherine the Great
1876-1903; king of Serbia (1889-1903): assassinated
1888-1934; king of Yugoslavia (1921-34): assassinated
1818-81; czar of Russia (1855-81): emancipated the serfs: assassinated: son of Nicholas I
(born Orlando Bandinelli) died 1181; pope (1159-81)
1845-94; czar of Russia (1881-94): son of Alexander II
(born Rodrigo de Borja y Doms) 1431-1503; pope (1492-1503): father of Cesare & Lucrezia Borgia
Alexander, Sir Harold R(upert) L(eofric) G(eorge) 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis 1891-1969; Brit. general & statesman: governor-general of Canada (1946-52)