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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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Ali, 14, was non-verbal in her previous school, using a whiteboard and a tablet to communicate, but is now hoping for a career in performing arts.

From BBC

He mentioned Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali as people who “have really set the bar high on Parkinson’s and treatments and things of that nature.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ali Ardestani had been convicted of sharing information with Israel's spy agency Mossad and receiving money in the form of cryptocurrency in exchange, the judiciary's Mizan news agency said.

From Barron's

Iran's president is not the most senior figure in the Islamic republic's government, with that role falling to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From Barron's

About 85 Ethiopian migrants were travelling along the eastern migration route when the lorry overturned in the town of Semera on Tuesday morning, a senior Afar official Mohammed Ali Biedo said in a statement.

From BBC