Sunni
noun
Sun·ni
ˈsu̇(n)-(ˌ)nē 
1
: the Muslims of the branch of Islam that adheres to the orthodox tradition and acknowledges the first four caliphs as rightful successors of Muhammad compare shia
2
: a Sunni Muslim
Sunni
adjective
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In Cairo, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the seat of Sunni learning who forged a close bond with Francis, wished him well.
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Price: $395 Sunni Sunni Founder: Sunni Dixon Backstory: Before launching in 2020, Sunni Dixon, who is self-taught, made custom pieces for both Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
The groundwork for the activism was first laid in 2021 when 312 Iraqis from the Shi'a and Sunni communities convened in Erbil in a conference facilitated by the Center for Peace Communications (CPC), and called for peace and normalization with Israel.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Many of them far more distinctive than the Palestinians, who are scarcely different from Sunni Lebanese or Syrians (indeed, until the creation of Israel there was no reference to a Palestinian people, any more than there was a Jordanian people).
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Price: $395 Sunni Sunni Founder: Sunni Dixon Backstory: Before launching in 2020, Sunni Dixon, who is self-taught, made custom pieces for both Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
The groundwork for the activism was first laid in 2021 when 312 Iraqis from the Shi'a and Sunni communities convened in Erbil in a conference facilitated by the Center for Peace Communications (CPC), and called for peace and normalization with Israel.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Many of them far more distinctive than the Palestinians, who are scarcely different from Sunni Lebanese or Syrians (indeed, until the creation of Israel there was no reference to a Palestinian people, any more than there was a Jordanian people).
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Sunni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sunni. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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Sunni
noun
Sun·ni
ˈsu̇n-(n)ē
plural Sunnis or Sunni
1
: one of the two main branches of Islam
2
: a Muslim who is a member of the Sunni branch of Islam
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