ʿAlawite
[ al-uh-weet, al-uh-weet ]
nounIslam.
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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