Annan
Ko·fi [koh-fee], /ˈkoʊ fi/, 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1997–2006.
Words Nearby Annan
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Annan in a sentence
In 2001 the United Nations and Kofi Annan got the NPP “for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.”
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize | P. J. O’Rourke | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDiplomacy and United Nations negotiations, from Kofi Annan to Lakhdar Brahimi, have all failed.
Three Key Questions on Syria From Geoffrey Robertson | Geoffrey Robertson | August 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was tasked by Kofi Annan to be a United Nations Messenger of Peace, an appropriately meaningless, but distinguished, gong.
Jane Goodall’s Troubling, Error-Filled New Book, ‘Seeds of Hope’ | Michael Moynihan | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmud Annan—The name of this military operation, Pillar of Defense.
Annan is cloud in Hebrew so this army operation, amud Annan, should be Pillar of Cloud.
Sndiz honum hvers kyns skrpi; ok at er haft san fyrir ortœki, at eim lji Glmr augna er gefi glmsni, er mjǫk sniz Annan veg, en er.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersEn Annan vetr eptir, vildi hsfreyja fara til ta; ba hon hskarl sinn heima vera.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersI was told that Maggie Annan could not be expected to live on a fine sound.
My Little Sister | Elizabeth RobinsWhen the doctor left the room that afternoon I asked if Mr. Annan had been again.
My Little Sister | Elizabeth RobinsThat "the bigwigs in the world of science spoke of Annan with enthusiasm."
My Little Sister | Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for Annan
/ (ˈænæn) /
Kofi (ˈkəʊfɪ). born 1938, Ghanaian international civil servant; secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2007): Nobel peace prize 2001 with the UN
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse