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Definition of Sunni noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Sunni

noun
 
/ˈsʊni/,
 
/ˈsʌni/
 
/ˈsʊni/,
 
/ˈsʌni/
(plural Sunni, Sunnis)
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  1. [uncountable] one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion compare ShiaTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. [countable] a member of the Sunni branch of Islam compare ShiiteTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    3. Word OriginArabic, literally ‘custom, normative rule’.
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