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  1. Shianoun

    Synonyms:
    Shiite

  2. Shianoun

    The minority branch of Islam whose followers believe that Muhammad designated his son-in-law, Ali, to succeed him as leader, and that their leaders have special sacred wisdom.

    Synonyms:
    Shiite

  3. Shianoun

    One who follows Shi'ah Islam, a Shi'ite.

    Synonyms:
    Shiite

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islamnoun

    one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

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  1. List of paraphrases for "shia":

    shiite, shiites, shias, shiah, shi, 'ites, 'ite

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  1. SHIA

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How to use Shia in a sentence?

  1. Sam Brownback:

    I'm hopeful that Shia Muslims can work to see more religious freedom taking place in Saudi Arabia, for years Shia Muslims've reported on the state of religious freedom in Saudi Arabia.

  2. Dennis Ross:

    Regrettably, these attacks on our forces will continue as Iran has no problem fighting to the last of the Shia militias and believe they can force us out of Iraq.

  3. Bill Roggio:

    While the Iraqi government should work to hold the Islamic State accountable for its crimes against humanity, a full accountability would include crimes committed by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Iraqi security forces, a one sided inquiry will only fuel Sunni alienation at the hands of the Shia-led and Iranian influenced Iraqi government.

  4. State Mike Pompeo:

    It told the Iranians that President Trump and our administration had free rein to develop a Shia crescent that extended from Yemen to Iraq to Syria and into Lebanon, surrounding our ally Israel, and threatening American lives as well.

  5. Joost Hitermann:

    Iraqis want to get rid of both. Some might like one more than they other, and they don't want just one of the two alone there, to dominate their country, shia Iraqis may be loosely aligned with Iran, but they don't subscribe to the Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian way is not all what Shia Iraqis want.


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