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nusairi

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ʿAl⋅a⋅wite

[al-uh-weet, al-uh-weet]
–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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