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  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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Beauty CEO Tarang Amin has done it, and on this week’s episode of WSJ Leadership Institute Presents: Leaders, he shares how.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

With tears in his eyes, Amin said the grass along the riverbank "has all gone" and farming is no longer possible due to "the wind and dust".

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Amin said he was paid half the $20,000 for which he agreed to lease his land to a mining firm that failed to fulfil a promise to restore his fields after the work stopped.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

In a previous interview, Abdul said he was "inspired" by Amin, although it was not entirely clear whether he was talking about his boxing feats or not.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

To write stories in school and walk with Safaa and Amin and Alan.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell