- Bog of Allen ⇒
a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles) - Lough Allen ⇒
a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
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Al•len
(al′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the "Green Mountain Boys'' of Vermont.
- Biographical Fred (John Florence Sullivan), 1894–1956, U.S. comedian.
- Biographical Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor.
- Biographical Gracie (Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen), 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns).
- Biographical Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- Biographical Woody (Allen Stewart Konigsberg), born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker.
- a male given name.
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Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont Sir Thomas. born 1944, British operatic baritone Woody, real name Allen Stewart Konigsberg. born 1935, US film director, screenwriter, actor and comedian. His films as an actor and director include Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), and Blue Jasmine (2013)
'Allen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Allen Park
- Allen screw
- Allen wrench
- Allende meteorite
- Beat Generation
- Boyne
- Burns
- Curnow
- Du Mont
- Ginsberg
- Green Mountain Boys
- Tate
- Ticonderoga
- Van Allen
- Van Allen belt
- Wade-Giles system
- magnetosphere
- radiation belt
- solar wind
- white
- zelig