Alexander I

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noun

Saint, pope a.d. 106?–115.

Aleksandr Pavlovich, 1777–1825, czar of Russia 1801–25.

Alexander Obrenovich or Aleksandar Obrenović, 1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.

1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).

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Words nearby Alexander I

Alex, Alexa, alexander, Alexander Archipelago, Alexander City, Alexander I, Alexander II, Alexander III, Alexander I Island, Alexander IV, Alexander Nevski

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Clinical study of the blood may be discussed under the following heads: I. Hemoglobin.
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As for the slipperiness of the ground, my opponent will run no greater risks than I. I am not the only impatient one.
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British Dictionary definitions for Alexander I

Alexander I

noun

c. 1080–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III

1777–1825, tsar of Russia (1801–25), who helped defeat Napoleon and formed the Holy Alliance (1815)

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