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• Amin
  Amin

  noun

  Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.
• amin-
  amin-

  variant of amino- before a vowel.

Amin

¹ American  

[ah-meen] / ɑˈmin /

noun

1. Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

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amin- ² American  

1. variant of amino- before a vowel.

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Amin ¹ British  

/ ɑː-, æˈmiːn /

noun

1. a former official name for (Lake) Edward

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Amin ² British  

/ æˈmiːn, ɑː- /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"We lost so many people in January," Amin said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Tarang Amin, the CEO of budget makeup brand E.l.f.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Al Amin says he and his wife still torture themselves, thinking that their daughter may have picked up the virus in the hospital.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

With their backs to me, Safaa and Amin watch the man talk to the border guards.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell