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.

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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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Example Sentences

Vivrelle users like 39-year-old New Yorker Ali Klein, said its business model helps her take fashion risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play spoiled Pakistani-American brothers thrown from a life of wealth and leisure to suddenly leading their deceased father’s Philadelphia crime empire, along with Poorna Jagannathan as their scene-stealing auntie/enforcer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Designer Lara Hovanessian has transformed the foyer walls of both the first and second floors into a striking display for local artists Blakeney, Susanna Speirs Ali and Lareina Holsopple.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

At a makeshift morgue in Khartoum, engineer turned mortician Ali Gebbai clicked through a spreadsheet of the dead.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The other two possibilities are his cousin Ali, and his right-hand man, Abu Bakr.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri