alawite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alawite
< Arabic ʿAlawī + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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This model is already emerging in Kurdish regions and should be extended to Alawite and Druze communities without undermining central authority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The narrative begins with a religious ritual that situates her as a member of Syria’s minority Alawite sect, a variant of Shi’a Islam.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
It says 16 women - all of them Alawite - are still missing.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The building that collapsed is on a crowded street that divides the predominantly Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood from the mainly Alawite Jabal Mohsen.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawite sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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