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Noun: Sunnite
  1. A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
    - Sunni, Sunni Muslim

Derived forms: Sunnites

Type of: Moslem, Muslim

Part of: Sunni, Sunni Islam

Encyclopedia: Sunnite