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WAHABI

\wˈahɐbˌa͡ɪ], \wˈahɐbˌa‍ɪ], \w_ˈa_h_ɐ_b_ˌaɪ]\

Definitions of WAHABI

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a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

-ee, n. One of a set of Mohammedan puritans following the letter of the Koran.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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