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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Once all the papers were signed and the fight was officially on, Muhammad Ali knew exactly what to do.

Nearby, Hamida Adam Ali is unable to move, her leg is badly injured.

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The plan is unlikely to change that, said Ali Shihabi, a Saudi commentator who is close to the country’s monarchy.

On Tuesday, Angel City’s Ali Riley will announce she is retiring at the end of this season.

A sixth member - Hemin Ali Salih – absconded but was convicted in his absence and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

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