Sunni
[ soon-ee ]
/ ˈsʊn i /
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noun Islam.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Sunni
Sunnism, nounWords nearby Sunni
sunlit, sun lounge, sun moss, sunn, Sunna, Sunni, sunnies, Sunnite, sunny, sunny side, sunny-side up
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Sunni
/ (ˈsʌnɪ) /
noun
one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam (the other being the Shiah), consisting of those who acknowledge the authority of the Sunna
plural -nis or -ni another term for Sunnite
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