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`alawi

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ʿAl⋅a⋅wite

  [al-uh-weet, al-uh-weet]
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–noun Islam.
a member of a Shiʿite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria.
Also, ʿAl⋅a⋅wi  [al-uh-wee] .
Also called Nusairi.

Origin:
< Ar ʿAlawī + -ite 1
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