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).

单词	Alawi
释义	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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