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SUNNI MUSLIM

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SUNNI MUSLIM (noun)
  The noun SUNNI MUSLIM has 1 sense:

1. a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammadplay

  Familiarity information: SUNNI MUSLIM used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SUNNI MUSLIM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sunni; Sunni Muslim; Sunnite

Hypernyms ("Sunni Muslim" is a kind of...):

Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)

Holonyms ("Sunni Muslim" is a member of...):

Sunni; Sunni Islam (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam)


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