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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