alawite
əˌwit, ˌæl noun Islam.
a member of a Shiʿite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria.
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Alaouite or Alawite (ˈæləˌwiːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to this sect |
| [via French from Arabic, from 'alaoui upper, celestial, from 'ala (vb) to excel, surpass] | |
| Alawite or Alawite | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [via French from Arabic, from 'alaoui upper, celestial, from 'ala (vb) to excel, surpass] | |
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