Ali

[ah-lee, ah-lee, ah-lee]

noun

1. ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talibthe Lion of God, a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).

2. Mehemet Ali.

3. Mohammed, 1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat.

4. Maulana Mohammed Ali.

5. Muhammad Cassius (Marcellus) Clay, Jr., 1942–2016, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79.

Ali

/ ˈɑːliː /

noun

1. ?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. See Mehemet Ali

3. See Muhammad Ali

Example Sentences

It described Ali Tabtai, Hezbollah's chief of staff, as a veteran of the group who had held a series of senior positions.

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Among the passengers was the wife of Ali, an Iranian Christian convert now living in the US.

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Ali Salehpour said his goal from the family’s litigation is not a payout from the city.

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Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

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Ali: We have been overweight aerospace and defense for three-plus years, leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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