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• ain
  ain

  adjective

  own.
• Ain
  Ain

  noun

  a department in E France. 2,249 sq. mi. (5,825 sq. km). Bourg.

ain

¹ American  

[eyn] / eɪn /

adjective

Scot.

1. own.

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Ain ² American  

[an] / ɛ̃ /

noun

1. a department in E France. 2,249 sq. mi. (5,825 sq. km). Bourg.

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ain ³ American  

[ahyn, eyn] / aɪn, eɪn /

Or ʿayn

noun

1. the 18th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

2. the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter.

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Ain ¹ British  

/ ɛ̃ /

noun

1. a department in E central France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Bourg. Pop: 539 006 (2003 est). Area: 5785 sq km (2256 sq miles)

2. a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the Rhône. Length: 190 km (118 miles)

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ain ² British  

/ eɪn /

determiner

1. a Scot word for own

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ain ³ British  

/ ˈɑːjɪn /

noun

1. a variant of ayin

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Etymology

Origin of ain¹

1700–25; representing Old English ǣgen or Old Norse eiginn; replacing Middle English ( Scots ) awyn, awne, Old English āgen; see own

Origin of ain³

From the Arabic word ʿayn

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ain Ain

The burial service ain Annapolis is expected to be private, according to the Arizona Republic.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2018

All come in discrete heaps on a round of injera punctured by tiny eyes, or ain, the Amharic term for bubbles trapped in the dough.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016

Lynn retired his first 10 batters before Jorge Soler tripled with one out ain the fourth and Rizzo walked.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2015

In proverbs such as "A cock's aye crouse on his ain midden" Scotland's tough, sardonic history is distilled.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010

“If ye press on with it, ye will but split the clan. I have told ye plain that none of us will help ye. Ye will be left to yer ain stour.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The research began almost 20 years ago when Quitterer received brain tissue samples from a colleague at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Luna El Bizri, the owner of Luna Pharm, the store destroyed in the attack, said her pharmacy’s neighborhood of Ain al-Mraiseh along Beirut’s seaside corniche had always been a haven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

City start their campaign against Moroccan side Wydad in Philadelphia on 18 June and have been drawn in a group that also contains Al Ain from Abu Dhabi, and Italian challengers Juventus.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

“Yes’m. Ain t you never heard of the compounds?”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland