Alexander the Great

From Middle English Alexander the grete, a calque of Latin Alexander Magnus.

Alexander the Great

1. (356–323 BCE) A king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.

• Alexandrian

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