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    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.


amin- 2 American  
  1. variant of amino- before a vowel.


Amin 1 British  
/ ɑː-, æˈmiːn /

noun

  1. a former official name for (Lake) Edward

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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The confirmation of the new Fed chair, and any associated shift in policy direction, will remain an important focus, said Rushabh Amin, portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A report by Verita found Amin Abdullah, an NHS nurse who killed himself outside Kensington Palace in February 2016, had been "treated unfairly" and the trust's disciplinary procedures against Amin were "weak and unfair".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"Of course I am worried that the war will return again," said Amin, a pharmacist living in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, who asked to use a pseudonym for security reasons.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Never mind that Amin, too, has the Red Wind, a realization that occurs during a sequence that, like a few others in “Alpha,” is not immediately apparent is happening in the ’90s storyline or before.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A jovial, smiling man, Uncle Amin had been a doctor at Kabul’s main hospital.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai