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Meaning of Shiite in English:
Shiite
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noun
(also Shi'ite)
An adherent of the Shia branch of Islam.
‘It was therefore possible for Feisal to be both the Caliph to the Sunnis and the true Imam to the Shi'ites.’- ‘Both the Sunnis and the Shiites recognize the authority of the Koran and respect the five pillars of Islam.’
- ‘Right now, a Diyala politician would have to try to satisfy Kurds, Sunni Arabs and Shiites.’
- ‘There are three religious figures who sit on the body: two Shiites and one Sunni.’
- ‘That it would fairly treat the Shiites and the Sunni, and for that matter the non-Arab Kurds?’
- ‘We talk to the Shiites, the Sunnis - who are now acting somewhat subdued - and all the others.’
- ‘The violence has fueled the sectarian tensions between Shiites and Sunnis.’
- ‘Thus, Shiites would be under Shiite law and Chaldeans under Catholic canon law for these purposes.’
- ‘The most important fracture is not between Shiites and Sunnis, but between Arabs and Kurds.’
- ‘This mix of Sunnis, Shi'ites and Christians are working hard - and together.’
- ‘The Kurds are worried they will lose their autonomy and the Sunnis are worried that Shi'ites will take revenge on them.’
- ‘Out of this civil war came the split between the Sunni and the Shi'ites.’
- ‘Respected by the Sunnis and Shi'ites alike, his religious and social standing commanded respect and raised him above suspicion.’
- ‘They sometimes target the Sunnis, the Shi'ites and the Christians and other times they target the police and the army.’
- ‘Three deputy premiers have been named one each for the Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds, with the fourth held open for a woman.’
adjective
(also Shi'ite)
Relating to Shia.
‘Shiite fundamentalist groups’- ‘To promote Shi'ism the Safavids brought in scholars from Shi'ite countries to form a new religious elite.’
- ‘Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims recognize different lines of succession from Muhammad.’
- ‘Millions of pilgrims are expected to walk between Najaf and Karbala and other Shiite strongholds in Iraq.’
- ‘Sunni and Shi'ite worshippers arrived at Baghdad's large Um al-Qura mosque to pray together but then went their separate ways.’
- ‘The city, which has a mix of Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, was almost deserted.’
- ‘Almost all of them are Iraqi Muslims, and they come from both Sunni and Shiite families.’
- ‘There would be two Shiite provinces, two Sunni Arab provinces, and one Kurdish one.’
- ‘They met in Cairo a few days ago with representatives of the Sunni and Shiite communities in Iraq.’
- ‘The risk now is that the mutually hostile Sunni and Shiite factions might come together in an anti-American alliance.’
- ‘Sunni versus Shiite violence has made the dream of a land of the pure just that.’
- ‘Yesterday, fierce fighting continued across Iraq between American forces and insurgents from both the Sunni and Shi'ite populations.’
- ‘Yesterday was the first day of Ramadan for Iraq's Shi'ite majority.’
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