"Alexander the Great" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English Alexander the grete, a calque of Latin Alexander Magnus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Alexander the grete}} Middle English Alexander the grete, {{cog|la|Alexander Magnus}} Latin Alexander Magnus Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Alexander the Great}} Alexander the Great
  1. (356–323 BCE) A king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia. Wikipedia link: Alexander the Great Categories (topical): Individuals Related terms: Alexandrian, Alexandrine, Alexandroid Translations (King of Macedonia): Leka e Madhe (Albanian), Lek i Madhe (Albanian), Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας (Aléxandros ho Mégas) (Ancient Greek), اَلْإِسْكَنْدَر اَلْأَكْبَر (al-ʔiskandar al-ʔakbar) [masculine] (Arabic), Ալեքսանդր Մակեդոնացի (Alekʻsandr Makedonacʻi) (Armenian), Алякса́ндр Вялі́кі (Aljaksándr Vjalíki) [masculine] (Belarusian), Алякса́ндр Македо́нскі (Aljaksándr Makjedónski) [masculine] (Belarusian), আলেকজান্ডার (alekjanḍar) (Bengali), সিকান্দর (śikandor) (Bengali), Алекса́ндар Македо́нски (Aleksándar Makedónski) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Алекса́ндар Вели́ки (Aleksándar Velíki) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Alexandre el Gran [masculine] (Catalan), Alexandre el Magne [masculine] (Catalan), 亞歷山大大帝 /亚历山大大帝 (Yàlìshāndà dàdì) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲟ (aleksandros po) (Coptic), Alexandr Veliký [masculine] (Czech), Alexandr Makedonský [masculine] (Czech), Alexander de Grote [masculine] (Dutch), Aleksandro la Granda (Esperanto), Aleksanteri Suuri (Finnish), Alexandre le Grand [masculine] (French), Alexander der Große [masculine] (German), Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας (Aléxandros o Mégas) (Greek), Μέγας Αλέξανδρος (Mégas Aléxandros) (Greek), אלכסנדר הגדול (aleksánder hagadól) (Hebrew), אלכסנדר מוקדון (aleksánder mokdón) (Hebrew), सिकंदर (sikandar) [masculine] (Hindi), सिकन्दर (sikandar) [masculine] (Hindi), इसकंदर (iskandar) [masculine] (Hindi), इसकन्दर (iskandar) [masculine] (Hindi), जुलकरनैन (julkarnain) [masculine] (Hindi), Alexander mikli [masculine] (Icelandic), Alastar Mór [masculine] (Irish), Alessandro Magno [masculine] (Italian), アレキサンダー大王 (Arekisandā Daiō) (Japanese), アレクサンドロス大王 (Arekusandorosu Daiō) (Japanese), មហារាជអេឡិចស៊ែនដឺរ (mɔhaa riech eeləchsɛɛndəɨr) (Khmer), មហាវីរក្សត្រអេឡិចស៊ែនដឺរ (mɔhaa viirea ksat eeləchsɛɛndəɨr) (Khmer), 알렉산드로스 대왕 (Alleksandeuroseu Daewang) (Korean), Alexander Magnus [masculine] (Latin), Aleksandras Makedonietis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Aleksandras Didysis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Алекса́ндар Маке́донски (Aleksándar Makédonski) [masculine] (Macedonian), Алекса́ндар Ве́лики (Aleksándar Véliki) [masculine] (Macedonian), ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (iskandar) (Madurese), Alistair Mooar [masculine] (Manx), Skenderê Mezin [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), اسکندر مقدونی (eskandar maqeduni) (Persian), سکندر کبیر (eskandar kabir) (Persian), Aleksander Macedoński [masculine] (Polish), Aleksander Wielki [masculine] (Polish), Alexandre Magno [masculine] (Portuguese), Alexandre, o Grande [masculine] (Portuguese), Alexandru cel Mare [masculine] (Romanian), Алекса́ндр Македо́нский (Aleksándr Makedónskij) [masculine] (Russian), Алекса́ндр Вели́кий (Aleksándr Velíkij) [masculine] (Russian), सेकन्धर (sekandhara) [masculine] (Sanskrit), Alasdair Mòr [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Александар Велики [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Александар Македонски [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Aleksandar Veliki [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Aleksandar Makedonski [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alexander Veľký [masculine] (Slovak), Alexander Macedónsky [masculine] (Slovak), Aleksander Veliki [masculine] (Slovene), Aleksander Makedonski [masculine] (Slovene), Alejandro Magno [masculine] (Spanish), Alexander den store (Swedish), Büyük İskender (Turkish), Олекса́ндр Маке́донський (Oleksándr Makédonsʹkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Олекса́ндр Вели́кий (Oleksándr Velýkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "Alastar Mór"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
          "word": "알렉산드로스 대왕"
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          "code": "kmr",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "sa",
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          "code": "gd",
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          "word": "Alasdair Mòr"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "word": "Александар Велики"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "word": "Aleksandar Veliki"
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          "code": "sk",
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          "word": "Alexander Macedónsky"
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          "word": "Aleksander Veliki"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Alejandro Magno"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
          "word": "Alexander den store"
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
          "word": "Büyük İskender"
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          "sense": "King of Macedonia",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Олекса́ндр Маке́донський"
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "Олекса́ндр Вели́кий"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Leka e Madhe"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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      "roman": "Alekʻsandr Makedonacʻi",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Ալեքսանդր Մակեդոնացի"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "alekjanḍar",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "আলেকজান্ডার"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "śikandor",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "সিকান্দর"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Aleksándar Makedónski",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Алекса́ндар Македо́нски"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Алекса́ндар Вели́ки"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexandre el Gran"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexandre el Magne"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yàlìshāndà dàdì",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "亞歷山大大帝 /亚历山大大帝"
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      "code": "cop",
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      "roman": "aleksandros po",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲟ"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexandr Veliký"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexandr Makedonský"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexander de Grote"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Aleksandro la Granda"
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Aleksanteri Suuri"
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      "word": "Alexandre le Grand"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alexander der Große"
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      "roman": "Aléxandros o Mégas",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας"
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      "word": "Alexander mikli"
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      "word": "Alastar Mór"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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      "word": "Alessandro Magno"
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      "word": "アレキサンダー大王"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "code": "km",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "មហារាជអេឡិចស៊ែនដឺរ"
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      "roman": "mɔhaa viirea ksat eeləchsɛɛndəɨr",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "មហាវីរក្សត្រអេឡិចស៊ែនដឺរ"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "Alleksandeuroseu Daewang",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "알렉산드로스 대왕"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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      "word": "Skenderê Mezin"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "Alexander Magnus"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Aleksandras Makedonietis"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
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      "word": "Aleksandras Didysis"
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      "roman": "Aleksándar Makédonski",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Aleksándar Véliki",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндар Ве́лики"
    },
    {
      "code": "mad",
      "lang": "Madurese",
      "roman": "iskandar",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alistair Mooar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eskandar maqeduni",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "اسکندر مقدونی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eskandar kabir",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "سکندر کبیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksander Macedoński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksander Wielki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre Magno"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre, o Grande"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandru cel Mare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Aleksándr Makedónskij",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндр Македо́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Aleksándr Velíkij",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндр Вели́кий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sekandhara",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सेकन्धर"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alasdair Mòr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Александар Велики"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Александар Македонски"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksandar Veliki"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksandar Makedonski"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander Veľký"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander Macedónsky"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksander Veliki"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksander Makedonski"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alejandro Magno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Alexander den store"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "word": "Büyük İskender"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Oleksándr Makédonsʹkyj",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Олекса́ндр Маке́донський"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Oleksándr Velýkyj",
      "sense": "King of Macedonia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Олекса́ндр Вели́кий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alexander the Great"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 356–323 BCE",
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