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Related topics: IslamShi·ite /ˈʃiː-aɪt/ noun [countable] RRIa member of one of the two main groups in the Muslim religion 什叶派教徒 —Shiite adjective [usually before noun] → SunniExamples from the CorpusShiite• Our leaders funked that responsibility, and the Kurds and Shiites are paying for it.• The distinction between Sunni and Shiite persists to this day.• It is then possible that the Shiites will do the rest.• The Shiites thought they were doing what President Bush wanted when they staged their uprising in March 1991.Origin Shiite (1700-1800) ShiaShi·ite nounChineseSyllable two member Corpus the of a of main one |