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ALI

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• ALI (noun)
The noun ALI has 2 senses:

1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
2. 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

Familiarity information: ALI used as a noun is rare.

• ALI (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ali; Cassius Clay; Cassius Marcellus Clay; Muhammad Ali

Instance hypernyms:

gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

calif; caliph; kalif; kaliph; khalif; khalifah (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth)

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
(English proverb)
"To know your limitations is the hallmark of a wise person."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter."
(Chinese proverb)
"You will get furthest with honesty."
(Czech proverb)

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