Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942);
[syn: Ali, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay]
2. the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ali
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: Ali,
Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay]
2: the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first
caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of
Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into
Shiite and Sunnite sects