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ʿAlawite

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

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ʿAlawite1

< Arabic ʿAlawī + -ite 1

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