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al⋅ex⋅an⋅der

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
–noun (often initial capital letter)
a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.

Origin:
1925–30; prob. after the proper name
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Al⋅ex⋅an⋅der

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
–noun
1. Alexander the Great.
2. Also, Alexandros. Classical Mythology. Homeric name for Paris.
3. Franz [frants, franz, frahnts] , 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.
4. Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.
5. Sir Harold R. L. G. (Alexander of Tunis), 1891–1969, English field marshal.
6. Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.
7. William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.
8. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

Alexander I

–noun
1. Saint, pope a.d. 106?–115.
2. (Aleksandr Pavlovich) 1777–1825, czar of Russia 1801–25.
3. (Alexander Obrenovich or Aleksandar Obrenović) 1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.
4. 1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).

Alexander II

–noun
1. died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
2. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich) 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

Alexander III

–noun
1. died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159–81.
2. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich) 1845–94, czar of Russia 1881–94.

Alexander IV

–noun
(Rinaldo Conti) died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.

Alexander V

–noun
1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.

Alexander VI

–noun
(Rodrigo Borgia) 1431?–1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492–1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia).

Alexander VII

–noun
(Fabio Chigi) 1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.

Alexander VIII

–noun
(Pietro Ottoboni) 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.

Par⋅is

[par-is]
–noun Classical Mythology.
a Trojan prince, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Cassandra, who awarded the apple of discord to Aphrodite and was by her help enabled to abduct Helen.
Also called Alexander, Alexandros.
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al·ex·an·der also Al·ex·an·der   (āl'ĭg-zān'dər)   
n.  A cocktail made with crème de cacao, sweet cream, and brandy or gin.

[From the name Alexander.]
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Cultural Dictionary

Paris

Capital of France and the largest city in the country, located in north-central France on the Seine River; an international cultural and intellectual center, as well as the commercial and industrial focus of France.

Note: In the Treaty of Paris (1783), Britain formally acknowledged the independence of the thirteen colonies as the United States.
Note: In the 1920s, Paris was home to many artists and writers from the United States and other countries.
Note: During World War II, German troops occupied the city from 1940 to 1944.
Note: The city's tourist attractions include the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The Champs Élysées is the most famous of its many celebrated streets, avenues, and boulevards.
Note: Paris is a center for fashion and design.
Note: It is called the “City of Light.”
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Word Origin & History

Paris 
from Gallo-L. Lutetia Parisorum (in L.L. also Parisii), name of a fortified town of the Gaulish tribe of the Parisii, lit. "Parisian swamps" (cf. O.Ir. loth "dirt," Welsh lludedic "muddy, slimy").

Alexander 
masc. proper name, from L., from Gk. Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (gen. andros) "man." The first element is related to Gk. alke "protection, help, strength, power, courage," alkimos "strong;" cf. also Skt. raksati "protects," O.E. ealgian "to defend." As a kind of cocktail, it is attested from 1930.
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Bible Dictionary

Alexander

man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6). (2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21). (3.) A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raised there by the preaching of Paul (Acts 19:33). The Jews put him forward to plead their cause before the mob. It was probably intended that he should show that he and the other Jews had no sympathy with Paul any more than the Ephesians had. It is possible that this man was the same as the following. (4.) A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim. 4:14), and made shipwreck of faith and of a good conscience. Paul excommunicated him (1 Tim. 1:20; comp. 1 Cor. 5:5).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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