adjective & noun
See Sunni
‘In 1055 they entered Baghdad on the invitation of the Abbasid caliph and became the champions of Sunnite Islam against the Shi'ite rulers of Egypt.’
- ‘Ottoman rule resulted in Muslim Sunnite dominance in the north, although the Shiites in the south were generally free to practice Islam as they chose.’
- ‘Most Iraqis are Muslims and they are Shiites and Sunnite.’
- ‘During the 10th century, most of the Turkish tribes converted to Islam, so when they began migrating in the 11 th century, it was as Muslims, specifically as Sunnite Muslims.’
- ‘The Sunnite sect is the largest in Syria, accounting for 75 percent of the population.’
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