Alexander
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
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)
Modifies a noun
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Noun used with modifier
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Come on and hear, Come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band
Truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. See Diogenes of Sinope 275:21.
Quhen Alysaunder oure kyng wes dede, That Scotland led in lauche and le, Away wes sons of alle and brede, Off wyne and wax, of gamyn and gle; Oure gold wes changyd in to lede. Cryst, borne in to virgynyte, Succour Scotland, and remede, That stad is in perplexyte.
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