Amin

¹

[ ah-meen ]

noun

1. I·di [ee, -dee], Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

amin-

²

1. variant of amino- before a vowel.

Amin

¹

/ ɑː-; æˈmiːn /

noun

1. Lake Amin or Lake Idi Amin
   a former official name for (Lake) Edward

Amin

²

/ æˈmiːn; ɑː- /

noun

1. AminIdi19252003MUgandanPOLITICS: head of stateMILITARY: soldier Idi (ˈiːdiː). 1925–2003, Ugandan soldier; dictator and head of state (1971–79). Notorious for his brutality, he was overthrown and exiled

Example Sentences

Under its president, the writer Amin Maalouf, the dictionary committee meets every Thursday morning and after discussion gives its ruling on definitions that have been drawn up in preliminary form by outside experts.

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The following morning, Amin Sherri - a Hezbollah MP - arrived at the scene thronged by journalists.

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The woman, identified as Fawzia Amin Sido, then fled to another place in Gaza.

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The other two convicts are Nickson Jackson and Amin Lema.

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"Listen Pakistanis, if in one to two weeks Imran will not be released legally, then I swear to God we will release Imran Khan ourselves," the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, bellowed from the stage.

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