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alannah

/ əˈlænə /

interjection

  1. my child: used as a term of address or endearment

“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alannah1

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
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Example Sentences

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Alannah and Lee have also been tracing Nathan's known movements on the night.

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They recently received a police file which Alannah said was "empty", with the case described as closed.

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Nathan's brother Lee Osman and his sister Alannah are flying to Benidorm to try and speak directly with police about the investigation.

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This piece benefited from the support of UBC assistant professor Tabitha Robin, co-lead of the Food insecurity: Let's move beyond charity! research initiative, and Alannah Exelby, a research assistant on the project and health science undergraduate student at Carleton University.

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Rahman stabbed PC Gerrard and his colleague PC Alannah Mulhall after they responded to a report of a drink being spiked at a nightclub in Soho on 16 September 2022.

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