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/ˈæ.lən/
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An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.
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Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever.
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Dixon County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Allegany County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Bennett County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Collin County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Allen Township.
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A number of rivers in England: A river in Dorset, which joins the (Dorset) Stour at Wimborne Minster.
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A number of rivers in England: A river in Northumberland, which joins the South Tyne.
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A number of rivers in England: A river in north Cornwall, which joins the River Camel near Sladesbridge.
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A number of rivers in England: A minor river in south-west Cornwall, which forms the Truro River at Truro.
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A village in County Kildare, Ireland.
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A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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A city in Río Negro province, Argentina.
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A municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines.
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