Sir william alexander
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Anastasio
[ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
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Sir (William) Alexander, 1884–1977, Jamaican political leader: prime minister 1962–67.
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Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
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Sir William A(lexander). 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer; joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1901–33), and of A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles (1938–44)
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