Alexander

Alexander
Alexander
Alexander1 [al΄ig zan′dər]
n.
[L < Gr Alexandros, lit., defender of men < alexein, to defend + anēr (gen. andros), man]
1. a masculine name: dim. Alec, Alex, Sandy; equiv. Fr. Alexandre, It. Alessandro, Russ. Aleksandr, Scot. Alistair, Sp. Alejandro; fem. Alexandra, Alexandrina
☆ 2. a cocktail made of gin, brandy, or rum, with crème de cacao and sweet cream
Alexander2 [al΄ig zan′dər]
1. Alexander I 1777-1825; czar of Russia (1801-25); grandson of Catherine the Great
2. Alexander I 1876-1903; king of Serbia (1889-1903): assassinated
3. Alexander I 1888-1934; king of Yugoslavia (1921-34): assassinated
4. Alexander II 1818-81; czar of Russia (1855-81): emancipated the serfs: assassinated: son of Nicholas I
5. Alexander III (born Orlando Bandinelli) died 1181; pope (1159-81)
6. Alexander III 1845-94; czar of Russia (1881-94): son of Alexander II
7. Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja y Doms) 1431-1503; pope (1492-1503): father of Cesare & Lucrezia Borgia
8. Sir Harold R(upert) L(eofric) G(eorge)1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis 1891-1969; Brit. general & statesman: governor-general of Canada (1946-52)

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