English noun: Ali | |||
1. | Ali (person) United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) | ||
Synonyms | Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali | ||
Instance hypernym | gladiator, prizefighter | ||
2. | Ali (person) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah | ||