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Ali
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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]
n
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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Noun1.Ali - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)Ali - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali
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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