Annan

[ ah-nahn ]

noun
  1. Ko·fi [koh-fee], /ˈkoʊ fi/, 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1997–2006.

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How to use Annan in a sentence

  • Sndiz honum hvers kyns skrpi; ok at er haft san fyrir ortœki, at eim lji Glmr augna er gefi glmsni, er mjǫk sniz Annan veg, en er.

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  • En Annan vetr eptir, vildi hsfreyja fara til ta; ba hon hskarl sinn heima vera.

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  • I was told that Maggie Annan could not be expected to live on a fine sound.

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  • When the doctor left the room that afternoon I asked if Mr. Annan had been again.

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  • That "the bigwigs in the world of science spoke of Annan with enthusiasm."

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British Dictionary definitions for Annan

Annan

/ (ˈænæn) /


noun
  1. Kofi (ˈkəʊfɪ). born 1938, Ghanaian international civil servant; secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2007): Nobel peace prize 2001 with the UN

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