A·li (ä-l  ) 600?-661. Muslim caliph (656-661) after whose assassination Islam was divided into Sunnite and Shiite sects. |
Ali, Muhammad Originally Cassius Marcellus Clay (kl ) Born 1942. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight title in 1964, 1974, and 1978. |
Ali [ˈɑːliː]
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1. (Biographies / Ali (?600-661) M, Arab, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?600-661 ad, fourth caliph of Islam (656-61 ad), considered the first caliph by the Shiites: cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed
2. (Biographies / Ali, Mehemet) Mehemet. See Mehemet Ali
3. (Biographies / Ali, Muhammad) Muhammad. See Muhammad Ali
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| Noun | 1. |  Ali - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) |
| 2. | Ali - the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects |
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