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Meanings of alias in English

Portuguese
nome falso
Catalan
mot

A name that has been assumed temporarily.

nome falso
Russian
alias

Feature of SQL.

Related terms
alias

As known or named at another time or place.

Synonyms
Examples for "also known as"
Examples for "also known as"
1
They are also known as sea gooseberries, sea walnuts and Venus's girdles.
BBC
2
Class actions, also known as representative actions, are rare under English law.
Reuters
3
The budget follows several years of deep cuts, also known as sequestration.
Reuters
4
The first is serious illness cover, also known as critical illness cover.
The Irish Times
5
That money, also known as carried interest, is taxed as capital gains.
Reuters
Usage of alias in English
1
I am often obliged to pursue my business interests under an alias.
Scoop
2
Marshals received a tip about a month ago that identified his alias.
Reuters
3
Who Are You, an American spirit, also had an alias: Zinck Brickey.
The gun
4
He called himself 'El Pitón,' but his favorite alias was Felix Meterpalo.
Gods go begging
5
I thought of Louise, alias Anenome, and the journey we'd taken together.
Altered carbon
6
Clear lets Dombkowski tab through every mug shot, every alias, every scar.
Wired
7
Dracula's alias, Count de Ville, cements his identity as the devil's accomplice.
Dracula Unearthed
8
Websites are now used and operated anonymously or under a phoney alias.
The South African
9
The slide was the fork of a tree, alias a wheel-less water-trolly.
On Our Selection
10
Kruse' is an alias for the man you met, Stansfield answered flatly.
Transfer of power
11
If my hacker got my alias wrong too, I am already burger-meat.
Number9Dream
12
She gave the girl an alias and amended her date of birth.
Radio NZ
13
Abbas identified the militant captured on Sunday as Aqeel, alias Dr Usman.
Reuters
14
That would not be wicked and it would not be an alias.
The Governess
15
Carson, Michael, and Deucalion were present when Victor Helios, alias Frankenstein, perished.
Frankenstein: Lost Souls - A Novel
16
He gave him Sheldon's name but stressed it might be an alias.
Sword of god
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Translations for alias
Russian
alias
Alias through the time
Alias across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common