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

Because I didn’t want to talk to Muhammad Ali, and Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest people that ever lived.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Mohammadi's twin teenage children Ali and Kiana Rahmani, who live and study in Paris, have now not seen their mother for over a decade.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

"One of my Spurs mates said they would be cheering on Arsenal," Tottenham fan Ali Speechly tells BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Deputy Minister of Oil Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly authorized trucking several million dollars’ worth of Iraqi oil per day to a smuggler who combined it with Iranian crude, Treasury plans to announce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

My mom would apologize to him, but I pretended not to hear and would say, “What do you want to play, Ali Shekari?”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri