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anti-Shiism

anti-Shiism noun: discrimination against or hostility towards Shiites.

Noun

anti-Shiism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination against or hostility towards Shiites.
    • One region where al-Qa'ida's anti-Shiism might resonate and draw supporters and recruits is Arabia.2011, Assaf Moghadam, Fault Lines in Global Jihad, page 199

Forms of anti-Shiism

alternative formanti-Shi'ism

Questions about anti-Shiism

What does anti-Shiism mean?
Anti-Shiism means discrimination against or hostility towards Shiites.
What part of speech is anti-Shiism?
Anti-Shiism is a noun.

Words near anti-Shiism in the dictionary

  1. anti-Shi'ah
  2. anti-Shi'ism
  3. anti-Shi'ite
  4. anti-Shia
  5. anti-Shiah
  6. anti-Shiism
  7. anti-Shiite
  8. anti-Shiites
  9. anti-Shiitic
  10. anti-shine powder
  11. anti-shine powders

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