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    Sunni

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Islam
    Sun·ni /ˈsʊni, ˈsʌni/ noun [countable]  RRIa Muslim who follows one of the two main branches of the Muslim religion 逊尼派教徒 → Shiite
    Examples from the Corpus
    Sunni• This is a fundamental difference between Sunni and Shita.• The three remaining Sunni factions were said to be refusing to talk to Kabul.    Origin Sunni (1500-1600) Arabic sunniy, from sunnah; → SUNNA
    Sun·ni nounChineseSyllable
    main a follows who branches one Corpus two of the Muslim


    Sunni
    Sun‧ni /ˈsʊni, ˈsʌni/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Arabic
     Origin: sunniy, from sunnah; ⇨ SUNNA
    a Muslim who follows one of the two main branches of the Muslim religion ⇨ Shiite


    SunniBrE /ˈsʊni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʊni/ 🔊BrE /ˈsʌni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌni/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    Sunni     or
    Sun·nis    )     [uncountable] one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion 逊尼派（伊斯兰教两大派别之一）  ➡  compare Shia (1) [countable] a member of the Sunni branch of Islam 逊尼派穆斯林  ➡  compare Shiite ▸ Sun·nite BrE /ˈsʊnaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʊnaɪt/ 🔊BrE /ˈsʌnaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌnaɪt/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun]