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Alexander the Great

US/æl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɚ ðə ɡɹeɪt/

Alexander the Great proper noun: a king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.

Proper noun

Alexander the Great

  1. A king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.

Alexander the Great meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit and Tagalog

Alexander the Great in Hindi

King of Macedonia
सिकंदर sikandar, सिकन्दर sikandar, इसकंदर iskandar, इसकन्दर iskandar, जुलकरनैन julkarnain

Alexander the Great in Bengali

King of Macedonia
আলেকজান্ডার alekjanḍar, সিকান্দর śikandor

Alexander the Great in Sanskrit

King of Macedonia
सेकन्धर sekandhara

Alexander the Great in Tagalog

King of Macedonia
Alexander ang Dakila
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Alexander the Great in Arabic
اَلْإِسْكَنْدَر اَلْأَكْبَر al-ʔiskandar al-ʔakbar
Alexander the Great in Persian
اسکندر مقدونی eskandar maqeduni, سکندر کبیر eskandar kabir

Origin of Alexander the Great

From Middle English Alexander the grete, a calque of Latin Alexander Magnus.

Questions about Alexander the Great

What does Alexander the Great mean?
Alexander the Great means a king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.
What is Alexander the Great in Hindi?
Alexander the Great in Hindi is सिकंदर (sikandar), सिकन्दर (sikandar), इसकंदर (iskandar). See Alexander the Great meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Alexander the Great?
Alexander the Great is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alexander the Great?
Alexander the Great is pronounced /æl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɚ ðə ɡɹeɪt/ (US).

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