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单词 Alawi
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Definition of Alawi in English:

Alawi

(also Alawite)
nounPlural Alawis ˈaləwiˈæləwi
  • A member of a Shiite Muslim group living mainly in Syria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • "We are about 50,000 Alawites," he said.
    • There are five Muslim sects in Lebanon: Sunnis, Shi'is, Druze, Alawis, and Ismailis.
    • Alawis hold the positions of real power in the ruling party.
    • Mr. Hadimogullari is an Alawite whose grandparents found themselves Turkish citizens when his hometown, Samandag, formerly part of Syria, was ceded to Turkey in 1923.
adjective ˈaləwiˈæləwi
  • Relating to or denoting the Alawis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a member of the small Alawite Shi'ite community in a country of predominantly Sunni Muslims.
    • It is a Sunni town with an Alawite town less than a mile to the south, interspersed with Christian and more Sunni settlements.
    • There was considerable tension within the Alawi community.
    • Tripoli is home to many members of Lebanon's small Alawite minority population.

Origin

Late 19th century: Arabic ‘Alawī '(follower or descendant) of Ali' (see Ali).

 
 

Definition of Alawi in US English:

Alawi

(also Alawite)
nounˈæləwiˈaləwē
  • A member of a Shiite Muslim group living mainly in Syria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr. Hadimogullari is an Alawite whose grandparents found themselves Turkish citizens when his hometown, Samandag, formerly part of Syria, was ceded to Turkey in 1923.
    • Alawis hold the positions of real power in the ruling party.
    • "We are about 50,000 Alawites," he said.
    • There are five Muslim sects in Lebanon: Sunnis, Shi'is, Druze, Alawis, and Ismailis.
adjectiveˈæləwiˈaləwē
  • Relating to or denoting the Alawis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was considerable tension within the Alawi community.
    • He was a member of the small Alawite Shi'ite community in a country of predominantly Sunni Muslims.
    • Tripoli is home to many members of Lebanon's small Alawite minority population.
    • It is a Sunni town with an Alawite town less than a mile to the south, interspersed with Christian and more Sunni settlements.

Origin

Late 19th century: Arabic ‘Alawī ‘(follower or descendant) of Ali’ (see Ali).

 
 
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