Meanings
proper nounSonboly (plural Sonbolys or Sonbolies)
plural Sonbolys · plural Sonbolies
- A surname.
Police have not named the attacker. They said he was an 18-year-old with dual German and Iranian nationality who was born and raised in Munich. Neighbors told CNN Saturday that a teen named Ali Sonboly lived in an apartment searched by police, the same name reported by German media outlets.
2016 July 24, Time Hume, “Munich gunman planned attack for a year, officials say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025
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APA
Sonboly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonboly
MLA
“Sonboly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonboly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sonboly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonboly.
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