Shiite

/ ˈʃiːaɪt, ʃiːˈɪtɪk /

noun

1. an adherent of Shiah

adjective

1. of or relating to Shiah

Other Word Forms

• Shiitic adjective

Example Sentences

Now surveys show they are closer to one-third of the population, roughly on par with Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims.

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In previous parliaments, parties from the Shiite majority have struck compromise deals to work together and form a government.

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On Sept. 5, Beirut declined to adopt explicitly its own army’s disarmament plan to avoid Shiite discontent after five cabinet ministers from that sect, including the ostensibly “independent” Fadi Makki, walked out of a meeting.

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On Sunday Iraq’s Defense Minister said he received a “final warning” from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his country’s Iran-backed Shiite militias must sit out any renewed conflict in the region.

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Many young people were called up into the army or joined Shiite paramilitary groups to fight the Islamic State group, with others pulled into Syria's long civil war.

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