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

Amin, whom we met in the park, says that his highs tend to extend and intensify whatever he was feeling already.
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On Thursday, Amin was accused of tax evasion and banned from leaving the country.
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Cal´ianax, a humorous old lord, father of Aspatia, the troth-plight wife of Amin´tor.
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Ere reaching our own house we perceived Prince Amin Ullah, aged three, accompanied by his tutor.
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It is night, and we invoke the hospitality of the village chief, called by the Kabyles the amin.
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He is Prince Amin, your eldest son, who by stratagem brought this lady to his house, where he married her.
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The amin's daughter, a child of six years, forms with her slave a perfect contrast.
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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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