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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

“The continuity of operations is fundamental for the transshipment industry worldwide,” said Alberto Alemán, who served as Panama Canal administrator and now advises the Mulino administration.

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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