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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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Those are the words of Ann Meek, director of Maghull Coaches in Merseyside, in the wake of a week of punishing fuel cost rises linked to the war in Iran.

From BBC

Many treatment approaches involve trying to stop what is causing the pain, but just as important is understanding what makes pain go away, according to Ann Gregus, a Virginia Tech neuroscientist who wasn’t involved in the recent study.

From The Wall Street Journal

Karen Ann Dolmatch was born March 6, 1953, in New York City to Blanche and Theodore Dolmatch, a painter and a publishing executive, who raised Petrou and her younger brother, Stephen Dolmatch, in the upscale, Westchester County suburb of Briarcliff Manor.

From The Wall Street Journal

In August 2014, local newspaper Houma Today reported Ashley Ann Worrell, 31, and her three-year-old daughter Delaney Rae Lirette died after their pick-up overturned into a canal.

From BBC

Speaking to BBC News NI, Jo Ann said Nicola had so much more life to live and that her death had left them feeling "heartbroken".

From BBC