Sunni
1. a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad • Syn: Sunnite, Sunni Muslim • Hypernyms: Muslim, Moslem • Member Holonyms: Sunni Islam 2. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam • Syn: Sunni Islam • Hypernyms: sect, religious sect, religious order • Member Holonyms: Islam, Muslimism • Member Meronyms: Sunnite, Sunni Muslim
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