alexander
noun
al·ex·an·der ˌa-lig-ˈzan-dər 
ˌe-
variants often Alexander
: an iced cocktail made from crème de cacao, sweet cream, and gin or brandy
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Alexander 1 of 6
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Al·ex·an·der ˌa-lig-ˈzan-dər
ˌe-
name of 8 popes: especially VI (Rodrigo Borgia) 1431–1503 (pope 1492–1503)
Alexander
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variants or Alexander III of Macedon
356–323 b.c. the Great king (336–323)
Alexander
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variants Russian Aleksandr
name of 3 emperors of Russia: I 1777–1825 (reigned 1801–25); II 1818–1881 (reigned 1855–81); III 1845–1894 (reigned 1881–94)
Alexander
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variants Serbian Aleksandar Obrenović
1876–1903 king of Serbia (1889–1903)
Alexander
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variants or Alexander I
1888–1934 king of Yugoslavia (1929–34)
Alexander
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Harold Rupert Leofric George 1891–1969 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis British field marshal; governor-general of Canada (1946–52)
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