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Sunni

UK/ˈsʊni/ US/ˈsuni/ rare

noun

1.

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

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2.

one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

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From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from سُنَّة (sunna, “Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Sunna + -i.

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