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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  

/ æˈmiːn, ɑː- /

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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Amin

Three villages had come together to harvest these olives, the landowner Amin Khalil, told me, as a form of protection against attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“No nation, even one as capable and confident as ours, can safeguard them alone,” said Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi’s oil giant ARAMCO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“So one of the things that we believe that investors should be doing is looking at how to orient strategies that incorporate things beyond equities and bonds into that portfolio,” Amin said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Two alleged Libyan intelligence operatives -- Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah -- were charged with the bombing and tried by a Scottish court in the Netherlands.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Dayah spreads a blanket for Dapir, Alan, and Amin.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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