Sunnite (Member of the Sunni

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• Sunnite — /ˈsʊnaɪt/ (say soonuyt), /ˈsʌnaɪt/ (say sunuyt) noun 1. a member of the Sunni branch of Islam. –adjective 2. of or relating to the Sunni branch of Islam …  

• Sunnite — /soon uyt/, n. Sunni (def. 1). [see SUNNI, ITE1] * * * Larger of the two major divisions of Islam, comprising 90% of the world s Muslims. Sunnites regard theirs as the mainstream and traditionalist branch of Islam, as distinguished from the… …   Universalium

• Sunni Muslim — noun a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad • Syn: ↑Sunnite, ↑Sunni • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem • Member Holonyms: ↑Sunni, ↑Sunni Islam …   Useful english dictionary

• Sunnite — noun a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad • Syn: ↑Sunni, ↑Sunni Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem • Member Holonyms: ↑Sunni, ↑Sunni Is …   Useful english dictionary

• Sunni — Sunnism, n. /soon ee/, n. Islam. 1. Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law …   Universalium

• Sunni Islam — noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam • Syn: ↑Sunni • Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order • Member Holonyms: ↑Islam, ↑Muslimism …   Useful english dictionary

• Sudan, The — officially Republic of the Sudan Country, North Africa. Area: 966,757 sq mi (2,503,890 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 37,090,000. Capital: Khartoum. Muslim Arab ethnic groups live in the northern and central two thirds of the country, while… …   Universalium

• Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …   Universalium

• Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …   Universalium

• Bahrain — /bah rayn , ruyn , beuh /, n. 1. a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 603,318; 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Cap.: Manama. 2. the largest island in this group:… …   Universalium

• Lebanon — /leb euh neuhn/ or, esp. for 1, / non /, n. 1. a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3,858,736; 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Cap.: Beirut. 2. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 25,711. 3. a city in N central Tennessee. 11,872. 4. a… …   Universalium