Amin

¹ American

[ah-meen] / ɑˈmin /

noun

Idi Idi Amin Dada, 1925?–2003, Ugandan dictator: president 1971–79; in exile from 1979.

amin- ² American

variant of amino- before a vowel.

Amin ¹ British

/ ɑː-, æˈmiːn /

noun

a former official name for (Lake) Edward

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Amin ² British

/ æˈmiːn, ɑː- /

noun

Idi (ˈiːdiː). 1925–2003, Ugandan soldier; dictator and head of state (1971–79). Notorious for his brutality, he was overthrown and exiled

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"Nurul Amin Shah Alam fled genocide and came to this country in search of safety and opportunity," she said in a statement.

From BBC

In a sign of the TPU team’s growing importance, Amin Vahdat, who has led the development of Google’s chips and networks, was recently promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, reporting directly to Chief Executive Sundar Pichai.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kaush Amin, managing director of private-market investing at U.S.

From MarketWatch

But “the fundamentals are still really not there,” Amin said.

From MarketWatch

There, he is alleged to have met two accomplices - Abdulbasset Al Megrahi, the Libyan agent convicted of bombing the plane after standing trial 25 years ago, and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, a former Libyan Arab Airline official who was cleared by the same Scottish court.

From BBC

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