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Allende

American  
[ah-yen-dey] / ɑˈjɛn deɪ /

noun

  1. Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.


Allende British  
/ aˈʎende /

noun

  1. Isabel. born 1942, Chilean writer, born in Peru; her works include Eva Luna (1989), Paula (1995), and Daughter of Fortune (1999)

  2. Salvador (salβaˈðor). 1908–73, Chilean Marxist politician; president of Chile from 1970 until 1973, when the army seized power and he was killed

"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

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Isabel Allende, a novelist, always begins writing new books on Jan. 8 to force her brain into creative mode.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Their relationship has no label, and Isabel Allende didn’t explicitly identify Férula as a queer character, but the subtext was there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

My own diagnosis came under stranger circumstances: on vacation, in a shared van going from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

A Tadeo Allende hat-trick and goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia sent a revitalised Miami roaring into Major League Soccer's championship game next Saturday at their home field in Fort Lauderdale.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

After driving for hours in the hot morning sun without stopping, past Nava, past Allende, past Nueva Rosita and Sabinas, we hit a long stretch of open road.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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