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Shiʽite

noun
Shiʽ·​ite
variants: or Shiite \ -​ˌīt \
plural -s

Definition of Shiʽite

: a Muslim belonging to the Shiʽa branch of Islam

First Known Use of Shiʽite

1728, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Shiʽite

Arabic shiyaʽīy partisan, Shiʽite, from shīʽah following, sect, from shāʽa to accompany

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