Annan

[ ah-nahn ]

/ ɑˈnɑn /

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noun

Ko·fi

[koh-fee], /ˈkoʊ fi/, 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1997–2006.

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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|DAILY BEAST
Diplomacy 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|DAILY BEAST
She 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|DAILY BEAST
Amud Annan—The name of this military operation, Pillar of Defense.
New Words For A New War|Gil Troy|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Annan is cloud in Hebrew so this army operation, amud annan, should be Pillar of Cloud.
New Words For A New War|Gil Troy|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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. Chambers
En annan vetr eptir, vildi hsfreyja fara til ta; ba hon hskarl sinn heima vera.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
I was told that Maggie Annan could not be expected to live on a fine sound.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
When the doctor left the room that afternoon I asked if Mr. Annan had been again.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
That "the bigwigs in the world of science spoke of Annan with enthusiasm."
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for Annan

Annan

/ (ˈænæn) /

noun

Kofi (ˈkəʊfɪ). born 1938, Ghanaian international civil servant; secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2007): Nobel peace prize 2001 with the UN

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