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/al"euh weet', al'euh weet"/, n. Islam.a member of a Shi'ite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria.Also, 'Alawi /al"euh wee/. Also called Nusairi.[ < Ar 'Alawi + -ITE1]
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Alawiteʿ — ▪ Shīʿite sect Arabic ʿAlawī , plural ʿAlawīyah , also called Nuṣayrī , plural Nuṣayrīyah , or Namīrī , plural Namīrīyah , or Ansarī , plural Ansarīyah any member of a minority sect of Shīʿite Muslims living chiefly in Syria.… … Universalium
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Alawite — noun see Alawi … New Collegiate Dictionary
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alawite — Usage: usually capitalized variant of alaouite … Useful english dictionary
'Alawite — /al euh weet , al euh weet /, n. Islam. a member of a Shi ite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria. Also, Alawi /al euh wee/. Also called Nusairi. [ < Ar Alawi + ITE1] … Useful english dictionary
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