Amin

[ ah-meen ]

/ ɑˈmin /

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noun

I·di

[ee-dee], /ˈi di/, Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

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Other definitions for Amin (2 of 2)

amin-

variant of amino- before a vowel.

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How to use Amin in a sentence

Clinton will return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics, added Amin, who had been overseeing the team of doctors treating the former president.
Former president Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after treatment for infection|Amy B Wang|October 17, 2021|Washington Post
Amin, who declined to comment, has denied wrongdoing, and no charges have been filed.
ICE to stop detaining immigrants at two county jails under federal investigation|Maria Sacchetti|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
“We were quite well known in the city, and we had plans to expand, and we were on track for March 2020 being our best month ever,” Amin said.
SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace|Ingrid Lunden|April 9, 2021|TechCrunch
Amin calls the data that SnackMagic is amassing about customer interest in different brands and products “the hidden gem” of the platform.
SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace|Ingrid Lunden|April 9, 2021|TechCrunch

Since the whistleblower complaint, several lawsuits had been filed on behalf of individual women who alleged experiencing medical malpractice while being treated by Amin, but a Georgia judge ordered the lawsuits be consolidated.
More Than 40 Women File Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Medical Misconduct by ICE Doctor at Georgia Detention Center|Jasmine Aguilera|December 22, 2020|Time
Amin, whom we met in the park, says that his highs tend to extend and intensify whatever he was feeling already.
As Iran’s Marijuana Trade Thrives, Is It Becoming a Nation of Stoners?|IranWire|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even Idi Amin was Chairman of the Organization of African Unity in 1975.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants|Christopher Day|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Omar Amin was not an Egyptian but rather a convert to Islam once known as Johann von Leers.
Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi|Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Amin was accused of tax evasion and banned from leaving the country.
Egypt Braces For a Fight|Mike Giglio|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Are we talking Haj Amin al-Husseini, Aziz Shehadeh, Hanan Ashrawi, Sari Nusseibeh…?
Senior Netanyahu Adviser Admits Fayyad Was A Partner For Peace|Emily L. Hauser|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cal´ianax, a humorous old lord, father of Aspatia, the troth-plight wife of Amin´tor.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Ere reaching our own house we perceived Prince Amin Ullah, aged three, accompanied by his tutor.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
It is night, and we invoke the hospitality of the village chief, called by the Kabyles the amin.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
He is Prince Amin, your eldest son, who by stratagem brought this lady to his house, where he married her.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments|Anonymous
The amin's daughter, a child of six years, forms with her slave a perfect contrast.
Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Amin (1 of 2)

Amin¹

/ (æˈmiːn, ɑː-) /

noun

Lake Amin or Lake Idi Amin a former official name for (Lake) Edward

British Dictionary definitions for Amin (2 of 2)

Amin²

/ (æˈmiːn, ɑː-) /

noun

Idi (ˈiːdiː). 1925–2003, Ugandan soldier; dictator and head of state (1971–79). Notorious for his brutality, he was overthrown and exiled

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