Synonyms for Sunni
ˈsʊn i; ˈsʊn aɪtsun·ni

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1. Sunninoun

   Synonyms:
   Sunnite

Princeton's WordNet

1. Sunnite, Sunni, Sunni Muslimnoun

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

2. Sunni, Sunni Islamnoun

   one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

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1. • Muslim
   • Sect

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1. List of paraphrases for "sunni":

   sunnis, sunnite, sunita, year, al-sunna, sunnites, sunni-dominated, suny, sania, sunna

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1. Ali Akbar Velayati:

   If Assad and the Syrian people fail in their fight against Takfiri (hardline Sunni Islamist) groups..., their next target will be (Shi'ite-led) Iraq, followed by Iran.

2. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

   We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

3. Renad Mansour:

   Prime Minister Abadi's the favorite to win, and Prime Minister Abadi's trying to pursue this Iraq-wide strategy, prime Minister Abadi came to the Kurdistan region and Prime Minister Abadi came to Sunni areas in Nineveh and Anbar and now Prime Minister Abadi's in the south, Prime Minister Abadi's trying to cover the whole country.

4. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   We're going to try to give opportunities and power to ... particularly Sunni Arabs in Syria who want to re-seize their territory back from ISIL, especially Raqqa.

5. Mulana Khalil Saqib:

   This Iranian group has been involved in militant activities and innocent killings of Sunni Muslims. We do have demands to wipe off this Iranian group from GB because they have created unrest, their unending sectarian violence has caused us to fight back for our rights. We want the Pakistan government to plan stern action against them.