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Ali

American  
[ah-lee, ah-lee, ah-lee] / ˈɑ li, ɑˈli, ɑˈli /

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 British  
/ 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

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It’s true that no one can know what would happen if the theocratic regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei collapses.

From The Wall Street Journal

And forget that mountain, I’m thinking, “Ali Day.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is also closely involved in this track.

From BBC

Infantino only moved clear when the 34 votes originally cast for Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein and French executive Jerome Champagne were reallocated.

From BBC

When US and Iranian negotiators meet on Thursday in Geneva, Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani will be Tehran's key player behind the scenes.

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