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Meaning of Allison | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈælɪsən

Definitions

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1950 usage.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of 1940s and later usage, variant of Alison.
  4. A community in Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
  7. A township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  8. A small city, the county seat of Butler County, Iowa.
  9. A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri.
  11. A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A township in Brown County, South Dakota.
  13. A census-designated place in Wheeler County, Texas.

Equivalents

العربية أليسون
Français Allison

Examples

“While Rapinoe has acknowledged her white privilege, said Allison, the sociology professor, she received outsize attention for her racial activism without experiencing the harsh consequences that Black athletes historically receive for protests.”
“To that end, prosecutors allege that Allison and Humber pushed their followers to attack minority communities, government infrastructure, politicians, government officials and the leaders of private companies – some of whom, including a US senator and a federal judge, were included in a detailed list of “high value targets” for assassination.”
“"Allison?" Surely that was a girl's name. "It's after Davey Allison, the race car driver. He got killed right before the baby was born. Tracy and me wanted to honor his memory." It was a precise little speech. She must have explained the name many times.”
“Allison MacKenzie's father, for whom the child had been named, died when she was three years old.”
“Judge Allison Burroughs agreed with Harvard’s arguments that the administration imposed the funding freeze in retaliation for the Ivy League university’s refusal to capitulate to demands for reforms that violated First Amendment protections under the Constitution.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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