MACLEAN, ALISTAIR

Meaning of MACLEAN, ALISTAIR in English

Mac ‧ lean, Al ‧ is ‧ tair /məˈkleɪn, ˈæləsteəʳ/ BrE AmE

(1922–87) a British writer of adventure stories, many of which have been made into films, such as The Guns of Navarone , Where Eagles Dare , and Ice Station Zebra

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MACLEAN — family name; Canadian news magazine; Donald Duart Maclean (1913-1983) British who acted as spy for Russia
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ALISTAIR — Alistair BrE AmE ˈæl ɪst ə -əst-; -ɪ steə, -ə- AmE \ -ə ster -əst ə r
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MACLEAN — MacLean, Don ‧ ald /ˈdɒn ə ld $ ˈdɑː-/ BrE AmE (1913–83) a British man who had an important job …
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MACLEAN — Mac ‧ lean, Al ‧ is ‧ tair /məˈkleɪn, ˈæləsteəʳ/ BrE AmE (1922–87) a British writer of adventure stories, many …
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MACLEAN — I . Alistair Maclean (1922–87) a Scottish author of adventure novels. They include The Guns of Navarone (1957), Ice Station …
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ALISTAIR — Алистер
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ALISTAIR — Алистер
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ALISTAIR — n Алистер, Элистер ( мужское имя )
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ALISTAIR — (n) алистер; элистер
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ALISTAIR — n Алистер, Элистер ( мужское имя )
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ALISTAIR — n Алистер, Элистер ( мужское имя )
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ALISTAIR — Алистер
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ALISTAIR — Алистер
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MACLEAN'S — Weekly newsmagazine published in Toronto, the leading Canadian magazine. It provides coverage of Canadian affairs and world news from a …
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COOKE, (ALFRED) ALISTAIR — born Nov. 20, 1908, Manchester, Eng. British-U.S. journalist and commentator. Cooke settled in New York City after studies at the …
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PHILHELLENE — I. (ˈ)fil|heˌlēn adjective Etymology: Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene : venerating Greece or the Greeks more philhellene than …
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MACLEAN, GEORGE — born February 24, 1801, Keith, Banffshire, Scot. died May 22, 1847, Cape Coast, Gold Coast [now in Ghana] Scottish-born council …
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MACLEAN'S — semimonthly news magazine published in Toronto whose thorough coverage of Canada's national affairs and of North American and world news …
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COOKE, ALISTAIR — born Nov. 20, 1908, Manchester, Eng. in full Alfred Alistair Cooke British-born American journalist and commentator, best known for his …
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BURGESS, GUY; AND MACLEAN, DONALD (DUART) — born 1911, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 30, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. born May 25, 1913, London, Eng. died March …
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MACLEAN, DONALD — MacLean, Don ‧ ald /ˈdɒn ə ld $ ˈdɑː-/ BrE AmE (1913–83) a British man who had an important job …
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DARLING, ALISTAIR — Dar·ling, Al·is·tair /ˈdɑːlɪŋ, ˈæləsteə $ ˈdɑːrlɪŋ, ˈæləster/ BrE AmE (1953-) a British politician who was given the position of Chancellor …
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COOKE, ALISTAIR — Cooke, Al ‧ is ‧ tair /kʊk, ˈæləsteəʳ/ BrE AmE (1908–2004) a US broadcaster who was born in Britain. He …
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MACLEAN'S — Weekly newsmagazine published in Toronto, the leading Canadian magazine. It provides coverage of Canadian affairs and world news from a …
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COOKE, ALISTAIR — born Nov. 20, 1908, Manchester, Eng. British-U.S. journalist and commentator. Cooke settled in New York City after studies at the …
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DONALD MACLEAN — ➡ Maclean (II)
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ALISTAIR MACLEAN — ➡ Maclean (I)
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PHILBY, KIM — orig. Harold Adrian Russell born Jan. 1, 1912, Ambāla, India died May 11, 1988, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. British intelligence officer …
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COOKE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cooke Alfred Alistair Cooke Jay Cooke Samuel
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BURGESS, GUY (FRANCIS DE MONCY) — born 1911, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 30, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. British diplomat and Soviet spy. At the University …
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BLUNT, ANTHONY (FREDERICK) — born Sept. 26, 1907, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng. died March 26, 1983, London British art historian and spy. He began his …
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ALFRED — I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his …
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YOUNG TURK — I. noun Usage: usually capitalized Y&T Etymology: Young Turkish, member of a revolutionary party in Turkey in the early years …
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WHIRL — I. ˈhw]ərl also ˈw], esp before pause or consonant ]ər.əl; ]ə̄l, ]əil\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English whirlen, …
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TREBLE — I. ˈtrebəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English treble, trible, from Middle French treble, from treble, adjective 1. a. …
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THE — I. before consonants & especially South before vowels also thə, before vowels thē or thi, in sense 1r often |thē …
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STEW — I. ˈst(y)ü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stu, stewe, from Middle French estuve, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extufa, …
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RIGHT — I. ˈrīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English riht, right, from Old English riht; akin to …
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PROFILE — I. ˈprōˌfīl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian profilo, from profilare to draw in outline, from pro- forward (from Latin) …
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PAUSE — I. ˈpȯz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pause, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop …
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OCCULT — I. əˈkəlt, ˈäˌkəlt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin occultare, from occultus, past participle of occulere to cover up transitive …
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MONTHLY — I. ˈmən(t)thlē, -li adverb Etymology: month + -ly (adverb suffix) : once a month : by the month the annuity …
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MONSTROUS — I. ˈmänztrəs, -n(t)st- adjective Etymology: Middle English monstrows, from Middle French monstrueux, from Latin monstruosus, from monstrum monster + -osus …
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PHILBY, KIM — born Jan. 1, 1912, Ambala, India died May 11, 1988, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. byname of Harold Adrian Russell Philby British …
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CELTIC LITERATURE — the body of writings composed in Irish and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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SPECULATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB about ▪ This is not the place to speculate about possible alternatives. ▪ We …
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RETIRE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a retired couple (= having finished working at the end of their working lives ) …
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GRATITUDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc ▪ Please accept this gift as a small token …
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GAY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a same-sex/gay marriage (= a marriage between two homosexual people, which is not legal …
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FORGET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES clean forgot (= completely forgot ) ▪ Sorry, I clean forgot your birthday. forget sb’s …
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ANSWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correct answer ▪ Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers. an answering …
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BURGESS, GUY FRANCIS DE MONCY — born 1911, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 30, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. British diplomat and Soviet spy. At the University …
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BURGESS, GUY — born 1911, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 30, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. British diplomat and Soviet spy. At the University …
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