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Alawites

Alawites is the plural of Alawite.

Meaning of Alawite

Noun

Alawite (plural Alawites)

  1. A member of a mystical Shiite Islamic group that reveres Ali.
    Synonyms:
    Nusayri
  2. A person raised in the Alawite culture.

Questions about Alawites

What is Alawites the plural of?
Alawites is the plural of Alawite.

Words near Alawites in the dictionary

  1. Alawis
  2. Alawism
  3. Alawist
  4. Alawists
  5. Alawite
  6. Alawites
  7. Alawitism
  8. alay
  9. Alay-Nangbabaan
  10. Alaya
  11. Alayah

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