ʿAlawite

[ al-uh-weet, al-uh-weet ]

nounIslam.
  1. a member of a Shiʿite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria.

Origin of ʿAlawite

1
<Arabic ʿAlawī + -ite1
  • Also called Nusairi.
  • Also ʿAl·a·wi [al-uh-wee]. /ˈæl ə wi/.

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