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Sunni

 
 
/ˈsʊni/ noun [C]

Definition

a member of a large group within the Islamic religion
Sunni adjective describing the Sunni or their type of Islam
(Definition of Sunni noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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