"Alexander" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɚ/ [General-American], /ˌa.lɪɡˈzɑːn.də/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɚ] (note: æ-tensing, rhotic), [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.də] (note: æ-tensing, non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alexander.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Alexanders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːndə(ɹ), -ændə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alejandro. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂lek-}}, {{bor|en|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|en|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), {{m|grc|ἀλέξω||I defend}} ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”), {{m|grc||ἀνδρ-}} ἀνδρ- (andr-), {{m|grc|ἀνήρ||man}} ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), {{doublet|en|Alejandro}} Doublet of Alejandro Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Alexanders}} Alexander (plural Alexanders)
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): 𒀀𒌨𒊓𒀭𒁯 (a-lik-sa-an-dar) [masculine] (Akkadian), Lleshdër Lleshdri [definite] (Albanian), አሌክሳንደር (ʾäleksandär) (Amharic), Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧إِسْكَنْدَر⁩ (ʔiskandar) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧أَلِكْسَنْدَر⁩ (ʔaliksandar) [masculine, transliteration] (Arabic), ⁧اَلإِسْكَنْدَر⁩ (al-ʔiskandar) [masculine] (Arabic), Ալեքսանդր (Alekʿsandr) (Armenian), Alexandru [masculine] (Asturian), Искәндәр (İskəndər) (Bashkir), Alesander (Basque), Алякса́ндр (Aljaksándr) [masculine] (Belarusian), সিকান্দর (śikandor) (Bengali), Aleksandr (Breton), Алекса́ндър (Aleksándǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Alexandre [masculine] (Catalan), 亞歷山大 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ (aleksandros) (Coptic), Alessandru [masculine] (Corsican), Alexandr [masculine] (Czech), Alexander (Danish), Alexander [masculine] (Dutch), Aleksandro (Esperanto), Aleksander (Estonian), Aleksandur [masculine] (Faroese), Aleksanteri (Finnish), Alexandre [masculine] (French), Lissandri [masculine] (Friulian), Alexandre [masculine] (Galician), ალექსანდრე (aleksandre) (Georgian), Alexander [masculine] (German), 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 (alaiksandrus) [masculine] (Gothic), Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) [masculine] (Greek), ⁧אלכסנדר⁩ (aleksander) [masculine] (Hebrew), सिकन्दर (sikandar) [masculine] (Hindi), सिकंदर (sikandar) [masculine] (Hindi), इसकन्दर (iskandar) [masculine] (Hindi), इसकंदर (iskandar) [masculine] (Hindi), 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 (/⁠Alaksandu⁠/) (Hittite), Sándor (Hungarian), Alexander [masculine] (Icelandic), Iskandar (Indonesian), Alastar [masculine] (Irish), Alessandro [masculine] (Italian), アレクサンダー (Arekusandā) (Japanese), Ескендір (Eskendır) (Kazakh), 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo) (Korean), Alexander [masculine] (Latin), Aleksandrs [masculine] (Latvian), Aleksandras [masculine] (Lithuanian), Lissander [masculine] (Lombard), Алекса́ндар (Aleksándar) [masculine] (Macedonian), ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (iskandar) (Madurese), Iskandar (Malay), Ollister [masculine] (Manx), Alistair [masculine] (Manx), Alister [masculine] (Manx), Iskandal (Maranao), [Term?] (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/) (Middle Persian), ʾlksndl (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/) (Middle Persian), skndl (Middle Persian), Skender [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Alexander (Norwegian), Aleksander (Norwegian), Алєѯандръ (Aleksandrŭ) [masculine] (Old Church Slavonic), ⁧الکساندر⁩ (aleksânder) (Persian), ⁧اسکندر⁩ (eskandar) (Persian), Aleksander [masculine] (Polish), Aleksy [masculine] (Polish), Alexandre [masculine] (Portuguese), Alexandru [masculine] (Romanian), Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr) [masculine] (Russian), अलक्षेन्द्र (alakṣendra) (Sanskrit), सेकन्धर (sekandhara) [masculine] (Sanskrit), Alessandru [masculine] (Sardinian), Alasdair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Алекса́ндар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Aleksándar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alissandru [masculine] (Sicilian), Alessandru [masculine] (Sicilian), Alexander [masculine] (Slovak), Aleksánder [masculine] (Slovene), Alejandro [masculine] (Spanish), Alexander [common-gender] (Swedish), Искәндәр (İskändär) (Tatar), อเล็กซานเดอร์ (alèksaanáde) (Thai), İskender (Turkish), Олекса́ндр (Oleksándr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ⁧سکندر⁩ (Sikandar) [masculine] (Urdu), ⁧ئىسكەندەر⁩ (iskender) (Uyghur), Lisandro [masculine] (Venetian), A Lịch Sơn (Vietnamese), Alexanđê (Vietnamese), Alec [masculine] (Welsh), ⁧אַלעקסאַנדער⁩ (aleksander) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-V7-Pz8sD Disambiguation of 'male given name': 85 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
  2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-PAO36PNg Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A place in the United States.
    A city in Arkansas.
    Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-SbEeVSX2
  4. A place in the United States.
    A city in Iowa.
    Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-IAlLCa9I
  5. A place in the United States.
    A city in Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
    Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-0wZd2knD
  6. A place in the United States.
    A city in North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
    Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-VLWtfRMU
  7. A place in the United States.
    A town in Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
    Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Maine, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-OQ-H4zt1
  8. A place in the United States.
    A town and village New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
    Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States, Villages in New York, USA
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-zOj2LQjK
  9. A place in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
    Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-72Za~Dh5
  10. A place in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
    Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-AXfNs6gl
  11. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Rural municipalities of Manitoba
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-lX2-UWXu
  12. A community in Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Villages in Canada, Villages in Manitoba
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-name-1u1kmOFl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Alexandra and its variants, shorter forms such as Alex, Sandy, Xander

Noun

IPA: /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɚ/ [General-American], /ˌa.lɪɡˈzɑːn.də/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɚ] (note: æ-tensing, rhotic), [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.də] (note: æ-tensing, non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alexander.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Alexanders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːndə(ɹ), -ændə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alejandro. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂lek-}}, {{bor|en|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|en|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), {{m|grc|ἀλέξω||I defend}} ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”), {{m|grc||ἀνδρ-}} ἀνδρ- (andr-), {{m|grc|ἀνήρ||man}} ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), {{doublet|en|Alejandro}} Doublet of Alejandro Head templates: {{en-noun}} Alexander (plural Alexanders)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of alexander Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: alexander
    Sense id: en-Alexander-en-noun-mvrnZrzw

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "al-ʔiskandar",
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          "word": "⁧اَلإِسْكَنْدَر⁩"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "word": "Ալեքսանդր"
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "İskəndər",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Искәндәр"
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Aljaksándr",
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śikandor",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "সিকান্দর"
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          "code": "br",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Aleksándǎr",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Алекса́ндър"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Alexandre"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "亞歷山大"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Yàlìshāndà",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "亚历山大"
        },
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          "code": "cop",
          "lang": "Coptic",
          "roman": "aleksandros",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ"
        },
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          "code": "co",
          "lang": "Corsican",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Alessandru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Alexandr"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Alexander"
        },
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alexander"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Requests for gender in Breton entries",
    "Requests for gender in Danish entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Al"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alec"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aleck"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander Archipelago"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander Archipelago wolf"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Megadromus antarcticus",
      "word": "Alexander beetle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander County"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander Hamilton"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander horned ball"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander horned sphere"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander I Island"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alexander Island"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alistair"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lex"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mount Alexander"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sandro"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sandy"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sasha"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xander"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂lek-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Alexander"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Alexander",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἀλέξανδρος"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀλέξω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I defend"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "ἀνδρ-"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀνδρ- (andr-)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀνήρ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Alejandro"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Alejandro",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alejandro.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Alexanders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Alexanders"
      },
      "expansion": "Alexander (plural Alexanders)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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    "Al‧ex‧an‧der"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Alexandra and its variants"
    },
    {
      "word": "shorter forms such as Alex"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sandy"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xander"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1765, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 18",
          "text": "And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, page 170",
          "text": "\"My son's name is Alexander,\" Muriel said. \"Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from patronymics",
        "English terms derived from Scottish Gaelic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Mac",
          "mac#Scottish Gaelic"
        ],
        [
          "Alasdair",
          "Alasdair#Scottish Gaelic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Arkansas, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Arkansas, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A city in Arkansas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Arkansas",
          "Arkansas#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Iowa, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Iowa, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A city in Iowa."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iowa",
          "Iowa#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Kansas, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Kansas, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A city in Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kansas",
          "Kansas#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in North Dakota, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in North Dakota, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A city in North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "North Dakota",
          "North Dakota#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Maine, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in Maine, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A town in Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Maine",
          "Maine#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in New York, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in New York, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States",
        "en:Villages in New York, USA"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "A town and village New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "New York",
          "New York#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Georgia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "Georgia",
          "Georgia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States.",
        "An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "West Virginia",
          "West Virginia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Manitoba",
        "en:Rural municipalities of Manitoba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Manitoba",
          "Manitoba#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Manitoba",
        "en:Villages in Canada",
        "en:Villages in Manitoba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A community in Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "Manitoba",
          "Manitoba#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌa.lɪɡˈzɑːn.də/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɚ]",
      "note": "æ-tensing, rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.də]",
      "note": "æ-tensing, non-rhotic"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːndə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ændə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "roman": "a-lik-sa-an-dar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𒀀𒌨𒊓𒀭𒁯"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ],
      "word": "Lleshdër Lleshdri"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "ʾäleksandär",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "አሌክሳንደር"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔiskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧إِسْكَنْدَر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaliksandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "⁧أَلِكْسَنْدَر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "al-ʔiskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧اَلإِسْكَنْدَر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Alekʿsandr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ալեքսանդր"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "İskəndər",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Искәндәр"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Alesander"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Aljaksándr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алякса́ндр"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śikandor",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "সিকান্দর"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aleksandr"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Aleksándǎr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндър"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "亞歷山大"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yàlìshāndà",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "亚历山大"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "aleksandros",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alessandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandr"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aleksandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aleksander"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksandur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aleksanteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lissandri"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aleksandre",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ალექსანდრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "alaiksandrus",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Aléxandros",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Αλέξανδρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Aléxandros",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἀλέξανδρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "aleksander",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧אלכסנדר⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sikandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सिकन्दर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sikandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सिकंदर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "iskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "इसकन्दर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "iskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "इसकंदर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hit",
      "lang": "Hittite",
      "roman": "/⁠Alaksandu⁠/",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Sándor"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Iskandar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alastar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alessandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Arekusandā",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "アレクサンダー"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Eskendır",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ескендір"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Alleksandeo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "알렉산더"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Skender"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksandrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksandras"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lissander"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Aleksándar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mad",
      "lang": "Madurese",
      "roman": "iskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Iskandar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ollister"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alistair"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alister"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrw",
      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Iskandal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "[Term?] (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ʾlksndl (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "skndl"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aleksander"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "Aleksandrŭ",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алєѯандръ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "aleksânder",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "⁧الکساندر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eskandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "⁧اسکندر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksander"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Aleksándr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндр"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "alakṣendra",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "अलक्षेन्द्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sekandhara",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सेकन्धर"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alessandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alasdair"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Алекса́ндар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksándar"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alissandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alessandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aleksánder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alejandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Alexander"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "İskändär",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Искәндәр"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "alèksaanáde",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "อเล็กซานเดอร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "İskender"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Oleksándr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Олекса́ндр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "Sikandar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧سکندر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "iskender",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "⁧ئىسكەندەر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lisandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "A Lịch Sơn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Alexanđê"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alec"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "aleksander",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧אַלעקסאַנדער⁩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alexander"
}

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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "Alexander"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "man"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Alejandro"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Alejandro",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alejandro.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        }
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      ],
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          "alexander#English"
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      "ipa": "/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌa.lɪɡˈzɑːn.də/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɚ]",
      "note": "æ-tensing, rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.də]",
      "note": "æ-tensing, non-rhotic"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ændə(ɹ)"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alexander"
}

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