MUHAMMAD ALI

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)

Synonyms:

Ali; Cassius Clay; Cassius Marcellus Clay; Muhammad Ali

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)

Synonyms:

Mehemet Ali; Mohammed Ali; Muhammad Ali