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Alawi
noun A·la·wi \ˈä-lä-wē\
Definition of ALAWI
: a member of a religious sect living mainly in Syria that originated in Shiite Islam but separated from other Shiite groups in the ninth and tenth centuries
Variants of ALAWI
A·la·wi also Al·a·wite \ˌa-lə-ˈwēt\
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Origin of ALAWI
Arabic ʽalawī, from the caliph ʽAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, central figure in Shia Islam
First Known Use: 1930
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