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alagoas
nounC1
/ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/A state in northeastern Brazil.
alai
nounVery Rare
/əˈleɪ/ or /ˈæleɪ/Joyful, happy expression; (archaic/rare) an exclamation or call associated with festivity or cheer.
alai mountains
plural-nounVery Low (C2)
/əˌlaɪ ˈmaʊntɪnz/A major mountain range of the Tian Shan system, located in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and parts of China.
alain-fournier
nounVery Low
/ˌælæ̃ fʊəˈnjeɪ/A proper noun referring to the pen name of Henri Alban-Fournier, a French novelist best known for his single completed novel, 'Le Grand Meaulnes' (translated as 'The Lost Domain' or 'The Wanderer').
alajuela
nounLow
/ˌæləˈhweɪlə/A city in north-central Costa Rica.
alala
nounVery low / Obsolete / Technical
/əˈlɑːlə/A battle cry or shout, especially one of triumph or defiance; in ancient contexts, associated with the Greek war cry.
alalcomeneus
nounVery Rare / Obsolete
/ˌæləlkɒˈmiːniəs/An epithet or title for the ancient Greek goddess Athena, meaning 'protector' or 'guardian'.
alalia
nounExtremely Rare
/əˈleɪlɪə/A medical term for the inability to speak due to a lesion in the brain or nervous system, often present from infancy.
alaman
nounExtremely Low / Obsolete / Specialized
/ˌaləˈmani/ (for 'Alemanni') or /ˌaləˈmanɪk/ (for 'Alemannic')Alaman is a proper noun referring to a historical ethnic group (the Alemanni) or, in contemporary usage, often appears as part of place names or as a surname. The standard dictionary entry 'alaman' is not recognized as a common English word; it appears to be a search term or potential misspelling of related terms like 'Alemannic' or 'Alemanni'.
alameda
nounRare
/ˌæləˈmeɪdə/A public walkway or promenade shaded by trees.
alamein
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Proper Noun)
/ˌæləˈmaɪn/A town in northern Egypt, site of two decisive World War II battles in 1942.
alamo
nounLow
/ˈæləməʊ/A specific variety of poplar tree, or a historical mission fort in San Antonio, Texas, famous for a pivotal 1836 battle.
alamode
nounLow
/ˌæ lə ˈməʊd/in the current fashion; fashionable.
alamogordo
nounVery Low
/ˌæləməˈɡɔːdəʊ/A proper noun referring to a city in New Mexico, USA, and its associated places and events.
alan
nounLow (as a common noun/concept); High (as a proper name in English-speaking countries).
/ˈæl.ən/A personal name of Celtic origin, historically given to boys.
alanbrooke
nounVery Low
/ˌælənˈbɹʊk/A British title, specifically the viscountcy named after Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.
aland islands
plural-nounC2
/ˈɔː.lənd ˌaɪ.ləndz/A demilitarised and autonomous archipelago province of Finland located in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, with Swedish as its official language.
alani
plural-nounVery low
/əˈlɑːni/The Alani are a historical nomadic Iranian pastoral people.
alania
nounVery Low (C2 / Specialist)
/əˈleɪ.ni.ə/A historical region and former medieval kingdom in the North Caucasus, now forming part of modern-day Russia, specifically the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.
alanine
nounLow
/ˈæl.ə.niːn/A non-essential amino acid, one of the building blocks of proteins.

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