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Alemán

American  
[ah-le-mahn] / ˌɑ lɛˈmɑn /

noun

  1. Mateo 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.

  2. Miguel 1902–1983, president of Mexico 1946–52.


Alemán British  
/ aleˈman /

noun

  1. Mateo (maˈteo). 1547–?1614, Spanish novelist, author of the picaresque novel Guzmán de Alfarache (1599)

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Modesta Alemán, 56, travelled from Carayaca, in western La Guaira, to look for her older sister Matilde.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

“The housing market is not in a good place,” said Eugenio Alemán, chief economist at Raymond James.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

“There has been a lot of criticism and a flood of lawsuits with the high court since then,” said Alemán, referring to the license renewal in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

The film “always maintains an implausible tone, colorful, neon, with a Mexico that is more background than substance,” columnist Alejandro Alemán recently wrote in the newspaper El Universal.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2025

Last year was “totally different from the others,” said Gabriel Alemán, the head of the Panama Canal Pilots’ Association.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2024

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