ALI

  1. Acronym.  Automatic Location Identification.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , derived from the Arabic root '''`-l-y''' which means "paramount".
  3. Proper noun.  The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, the rejection and assassination of whom, led to the schism between Sunni and Shiite branches. Arabic:(علي بن ابي طالب).
  4. Proper noun.  A Muslim surname.
  5. Proper noun.  A diminutive of the female given names Alison, Alyson, Allyson or Allison, also spelled Allie.

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