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    Ann
    noun
    Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.
  • ann.
    ann.
    abbreviation
    annals.

Ann

1 American  
[an] / æn /

noun

  1. Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.

  2. a first name, form of Anna.


ann. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. annals.

  2. annuity.

  3. years.


Etymology

Origin of ann.

From the Latin word annī

Example Sentences

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Ann Harvey contacted BBC Your Voice last month after her teenage son had failed to get a test in Reading and finally sat his driving test in Bury St Edmunds, more than 130 miles away.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Novelist Ann Patchett talked about her books and bookstore with Times columnist Steve Lopez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

By Ann Patchett Harper: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Council leader Ann Crimmings said: "The Bwlch Mountain is home to some of our most beautiful countryside, and it is completely unacceptable that a minority treat it as a personal dumping ground."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

That Lou Ann gave me the world’s worst haircut?

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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