Allen

American  

[al-uhn] / ˈæl ən /

noun

1. (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) Cecil PowerJ. Arbuthnot Wilson, 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.

2. Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont.

3. Fred John Florence Sullivan, 1894–1956, U.S. comedian.

4. Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor.

5. Gracie Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns).

6. Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

7. William, 1532–1594, English Catholic cardinal in exile.

8. (William) Hervey 1889–1949, U.S. novelist, poet, and biographer.

9. Woody Allen Stewart Konigsberg, born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker.

10. a first name.

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Allen ¹ British  

/ ˈælən /

noun

1. Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont

2. Lily (Rose Beatrice) , born 1985, English pop singer; one of the first performers to come to prominence through exposure on the networking website MySpace rather than through record release

3. Sir Thomas. born 1944, British operatic baritone

4. Woody. real name Allen Stewart Konigsberg. born 1935, US film comedian, screenwriter, and director. His films as an actor and director include Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Bullets over Broadway (1994), and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

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Allen ² British  

/ ˈælən /

noun

1. a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)

2. a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim

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Example Sentences

New Zealander Finn Allen capped off a brilliant season by overtaking David Warner's 433 runs to finish as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 466 after his swashbuckling 36 off 22 balls.

From Barron's

Alphabet’s “investments look like they’re paying off in terms of the performance of their model,” Allen Bond, portfolio manager at Jensen Investment Management, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

That’s the situation facing Ellen Allen, executive director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, who also testified before House lawmakers.

From MarketWatch

Allen says he plans to write to the White House to emphasise that Nato members were on the front line "very much serving with our American comrades and counterparts".

From BBC

As Brooke Allen laments in “Good Bones,” we are becoming a postliterate society.

From The Wall Street Journal