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• Amin
  Amin

  noun

  Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.
• amin-
  amin-

  variant of amino- before a vowel.

Amin

¹ American  

[ah-meen] / ɑˈmin /

noun

1. Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

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amin- ² American  

1. variant of amino- before a vowel.

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Amin ¹ British  

/ ɑː-, æˈmiːn /

noun

1. a former official name for (Lake) Edward

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Amin ² British  

/ æˈmiːn, ɑː- /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Together, under the bright California sun, they prayed Salat al-Janazah and paid respect to the victims, Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Tahir Amin is a co-founder and CEO of I-MAK, a nonprofit working to lower the prices of prescription drugs by reforming the patent system.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The East-West pipeline reached its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels a day during the quarter, proving itself to be a “critical supply artery,” Aramco President Chief Executive Amin H. Nasser said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

President and CEO Amin H. Nasser said the result reflected "resilience and operational flexibility in a complex geopolitical environment".

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“As a Pukhtun, I am insulted you are leaving my house,” grumbled Uncle Amin.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai