Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Shiites.
- noun A Shiite.
- adjective Shiite.
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- noun Alternative form of
Shi'a .
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- noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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David says, someone "less shia oriented" than Maliki, but any Shia we support who supports our "disarming" of the Mahdi army likely will be assasinated.
"A slogan is not a strategy." Ann Althouse 2007
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Ali's supporters formed the "shi'at Ali," the "party of Ali," from which the term Shia derives.
Fateful Schism 2009
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And General Casey talking about what he calls Shia death squads that he believes are responsible for many of the recent sectarian attacks, especially in Baghdad.
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These, the partisans of Ali, were named from the word Shia, meaning partisan in Arabic.
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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KM: You know the differences between the Sunni and the Shia is very well established historically, and it is still present today.
Sharmine Narwani: Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2) Sharmine Narwani 2010
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