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Ain

//eːn// det, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive wordnet
Determiner
  1. 1
    Own; belonging to one. Scotland

    "Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, Combing down his yellow hair, He's my ain for evermair, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE code 01).
  2. 2
    Initialism of Alternative Influence Network, a loose network of right-wing to far-right influencers on YouTube. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The content creators in the AIN claim to provide an alternative media source for viewers to obtain news and political commentary, outside of legacy news outlets such as cable channels and print media."

  3. 3
    A river in the Jura and Ain departments, in eastern France, flowing from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Initialism of anterior interosseous nerve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

From (Scots) Middle English aȝen.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Ain.

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