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. 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

Amin

²

/ æˈmiːn; ɑː- /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Amin, whom we met in the park, says that his highs tend to extend and intensify whatever he was feeling already.

From The Daily Beast

Even Idi Amin was Chairman of the Organization of African Unity in 1975.

From The Daily Beast

Omar Amin was not an Egyptian but rather a convert to Islam once known as Johann von Leers.

From The Daily Beast

On Thursday, Amin was accused of tax evasion and banned from leaving the country.

From The Daily Beast

Are we talking Haj Amin al-Husseini, Aziz Shehadeh, Hanan Ashrawi, Sari Nusseibeh…?

From The Daily Beast

Cal´ianax, a humorous old lord, father of Aspatia, the troth-plight wife of Amin´tor.

From Project Gutenberg

Ere reaching our own house we perceived Prince Amin Ullah, aged three, accompanied by his tutor.

From Project Gutenberg

It is night, and we invoke the hospitality of the village chief, called by the Kabyles the amin.

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He is Prince Amin, your eldest son, who by stratagem brought this lady to his house, where he married her.

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The amin's daughter, a child of six years, forms with her slave a perfect contrast.

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