Meaning

2 senses
  1. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

  2. Any member of the genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.

More definitions
  • king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
  • European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

Examples

48 sentences
  1. My friend Alexander speaks Spanish.

    Мій друг Олександр говорить іспанською. — deniko

    ruМой друг Александр говорит по-испански. — marafon

    deMein Freund Alexander spricht Spanisch. — Esperantostern

  2. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Alexei Dudarev upon his birthday.

    З ювілеєм Олексія Дударева привітав Президент Білорусі Олександр Лукашенко. — Ahha

    ruС юбилеем Алексея Дударева поздравил Президент Беларуси Александр Лукашенко. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. The British Prime Minister's real name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.

    Справжнє ім'я прем'єр міністра Великобританії — Александр Борис де Пфеффель-Джонсон. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  4. Alexander goes to the supermarket regularly.

    deAlexander geht regelmäßig zum Supermarkt. — Sudajaengi

  5. Alexander was wounded by an arrow.

    ruАлександр был ранен стрелой. — carlosalberto

    deAlexander wurde durch einen Pfeil verwundet. — carlosalberto

Origin

Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connectio

Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.

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Forms

plural: alexanders
Singularalexander
Pluralalexanders

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC):Alexander the Great
  • European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb:Alexandersblack lovagehorse parsleySmyrnium olusatrum

See also

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