ALAN

Definition: ALAN

ALAN

Noun

1. A wolfhound.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

"ALAN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a little rock", "handsome".

Date "ALAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references)

Etymology: Alan \A*lan"\ ([.a]*l[.a]n"), noun. [Old French expression alan, alant; compage to the Spanish expression alano.]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: ALAN

Turkish (acceptor, ambit, area, arena, buyer, compass, consignee, court, courtyard, domain, extent, field, maidan, pitch, plaza, public square, purchaser, range, reach, realm, recipient, region, scope, space, sphere, square, susceptive, theater, theatre, tract, yard).

Alan Harris. (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

I was overwhelmed by the power of this place; but I made a mistake, too. I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. The only thing that matters now are the people we love: Alan and Lex and Tim. John, they're out there where people are dying. (Jurassic Park; writing credit: Michael Crichton)

Oh come on Alan, you don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client. (The People vs. Larry Flynt; writing credit: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.)

If I had just given Montrose what he wanted, then Alan and Alasdair would still be alive (Rob Roy; writing credit: Alan Sharp)

And that big dipper-looking thing is Alan, the cowboy. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

The Alan Burke Show (1966)

Alan Courtney's 1280 Club (1944)

Arshin Mal Alan (1937)

Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge (2003)

Alan Keyes Is Making Sense (2002)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Alan Jackson 2003 Calendar (reference)

• Alan King's Great Jewish Joke Book (reference)

• Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible (reference)

• Jester's Fortune (The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures Series, No. 8) (reference)

• King's Captain : An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Alan A Reiters Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing (reference)

• Alan Review (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Directed By Alan Smithee (reference)

• Downtown Document: Alan Silva conducts Visions Orchestra (reference)

• Alan Weiss on Developing Pasive Income: Creating High-Value, Enduring Products (reference)

• Alan Jackson: Livin', Lovin', and Rockin' That Jukebox (reference)

• Targeting Profitable Entry & Exit Points with Alan Farley (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Alan Jay Lerner Album (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Pseudo D" by Alan Schoen. An approximation to a unit cell of Schwarz's D surface. See the comments inside "Pseudo I-WP". More ...

"Gyroid" by Carlos César de Araújo. An approximation to a triply periodic minimal surface discovered by Alan Schoen. Click on Edit inside DPGraph for more information.

Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch.Credit: NASA.

Alan M. Lovelace.Credit: NASA.

Fires a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Photographed by PHAN J. Alan Elliott. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.Credit: NAVY.

Senior U.S. officers watching operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA-31), off Normandy, 8 June 1944. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USN, Commander Western Naval Task Force; Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, U.S. Army, Commanding General, U.S. First Army; Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, (with binoculars) Chief of Staff for RAdm. Kirk; and Major General Hugh Keen, U.S. Army.Credit: NAVY.

When spring comes back with rustling shade and apple blossoms fill the air -- Alan Seeger.Credit: Library of Congress.

"Soda jerk" passing ice cream soda between two soda fountains] / staff p.Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Alan Fisher..

Walt Disney shakes hands with Robert Taylor, three-quarter length portraits] / World-Telegram p.Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Alan Fisher..

Man holding child, standing, facing front, possibly from the visit by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle to Andros Island in the Bahamas.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Know that, having regard to God and for the salvation of our soul, and those of all our ancestors and heirs, and unto the honor of God and the advancement of his holy Church and for the rectifying of our realm, we have granted as underwritten by advice of our venerable fathers, Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, William of London, Peter of Winchester, Jocelyn of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Rochester, bishops; of Master Pandulf, subdeacon and member of the household of our lord the Pope, of brother Aymeric (master of the Knights of the Temple in England), and of the illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d'Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and others, our liegemen. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Peru

On September 2, Cecilia Valenzuela of Channel N's political program "Entre Lineas," said that APRA's leader Alan Garcia requested and obtained Montesinos's help to have the judiciary decide the prescription of Garcia's crimes, so that Garcia could return to the country and run in the last presidential elections. (references)

Economic History

Peru

In 1985, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) won the presidential election, bringing Alan Garcia Perez to office. (references)

Human Rights

Colombia

They released all hostages by April 19. On July 15, the FARC kidnaped former Meta governor Alan Jara, as he was riding in a U.N. vehicle with the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) Director and government officials. (references)

Political Economy

Peru

APRA, one of Peru's leading traditional parties, rebounded thanks to the presidential campaign efforts of its leader Alan Garcia Perez. (references)

Political Rights

Peru

On June 12, the ONPE reported the following final results of the second round presidential election: Alejandro Toledo of Peru Posible, 53.08 percent and Alan Garcia of APRA 46.92 percent. (references)

Peru

The top two candidates, Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia, advanced to the presidential runoff election that was held on June 3. The ONPE released more than 90 percent of the election results by April 11. Final results were released a month later, due to delays in resolving objections and complaints. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "ALAN": Alan Alexander Milne ♦ Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. ♦ Alan F. Shugart ♦ Alan Guttmacher Institute ♦ Alan Hodgkin ♦ Alan Jay Lerner ♦ Alan Kay ♦ Alan M. Turing ♦ Alan Mathison Turing ♦ Alan Michael Sugar Trading ♦ Alan Paton ♦ Alan Seeger ♦ Alan Shepard ♦ Alan Shugart ♦ Alan Stewart Paton ♦ Alan Turing ♦ Chester Alan Arthur ♦ Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin. Additional references.

Beginning with "ALAN": Alan-a-dale, Alan-is-not-here.

Ending with "ALAN": Care-alan, Economics-alan.

Manx

Aleyn (Allen). (various references)

Pig Latin

alanay

Russian 

Алан. (various references)

Ukranian 

�'овкодав. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "ALAN": aland, alands, alane, alang, alanin, alanine, alanines, alanins, alans, alant, alants, alanyl, alanyls. (additional references)

Words ending with "ALAN": acanthocephalan, melphalan, myrobalan. (additional references)

Words containing "ALAN": acanthocephalans, avalanche, avalanched, avalanches, avalanching, balance, balanced, balancer, balancers, balances, balancing, calando, counterbalance, counterbalanced, counterbalances, counterbalancing, emalangeni, exhalant, exhalants, galangal, galangals, galantine, galantines, imbalance, imbalanced, imbalances, inhalant, inhalants, interphalangeal, kalanchoe, kalanchoes, malanga, malangas, melphalans, metalanguage, metalanguages, microbalance, microbalances, misbalance, misbalanced, misbalances, misbalancing, myrobalans, nonchalance, nonchalances, nonchalant, nonchalantly, outbalance, outbalanced, outbalances, outbalancing. (additional references)

Misspellings

"ALAN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aaland, Aalen, Aann, Acla, Adland, Aflaq, Agan, Ahan, Ahani, ahlan, ajan, Akan, Alab, alain, Alaina, Alanah, Alann, Alanna, Alanya, Alao, Alaw, Allab, Allaf, allan, altan, Amlak, Anlen, aplan, Arlon, Aslin, Atlan, Atland, Atlin, Aulin, Aulnay, axlan, Ayland, Aylen, Calan, Dalan, Dallan, Ilhan, Jalan, Lafan, Qalaun, Talfan, Ulaan. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: anal.

-1 letter: aal, ala, ana.

-2 letters: aa, al, an, la, na.

+1 letter: aland, alane, alang, alans, alant, anlas, annal, banal, canal, lagan, lanai, lauan, liana, nasal, natal, naval, nyala.

+2 letters: agnail, agonal, alands, alanin, alants, alanyl, alkane, alumna, anally, analog, animal, anlace, anlage, annals, anneal, annual, anodal, antral, anural, apneal, aslant, atonal, axonal, azonal, callan, canals, canola, canula, carnal, faunal, galena, kalian, lacuna, lagans, laguna, lallan, lamina, lanais, lanate, landau, lauans, lawman, layman, lianas, manila, manual, napalm, narial, narwal, nasals, nasial, nyalas, planar, platan, raglan, ranula, salina, sandal, tarnal, vandal.

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