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ʿAlawite

American  
[al-uh-weet, al-uh-weet] / ˈæl əˌwit, ˌæl əˈwit /
Also ʿAlawi

noun

Islam.

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

Etymology

Origin of ʿAlawite

< Arabic ʿAlawī + -ite 1

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