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Mateen

Mateen proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Mateen (plural Mateens)

  1. A surname.
    • Investigators probing gunman Omar Mateen’s massacre at least 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Florida are trying to determine whether terrorism, homophobia or both pushed him over the edge. […] There's no indication that Mateen was in touch with terrorists overseas or that the attack was...2016 June 12, Pete Williams, Tracy Connor, Erik Ortiz and Stephanie Gosk, “Gunman Omar Mateen Described as Belligerent, Racist and 'Toxic'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

Forms of Mateen

pluralMateens

Questions about Mateen

What does Mateen mean?
Mateen means a surname.
What part of speech is Mateen?
Mateen is a proper noun.

Words near Mateen in the dictionary

  1. mate
  2. mate's rate
  3. mateable
  4. mated
  5. matee
  6. Mateen
  7. Mateens
  8. Mateer
  9. Mateers
  10. matees
  11. Mateești

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