Shiite

Word family nounShiismShiiteShiaadjectiveShiitic

Related topics: Islam

Shi·ite /ˈʃiː-aɪt/ noun [countableC]

RRIa member of one of the two main groups in the Muslim religion 什叶派教徒

—Shiite adjectiveadj [usually before noun]

→ Sunni

Examples from the Corpus

Shiite• 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) Shia

单词	Shiite
释义	Shiite Word family nounShiismShiiteShiaadjectiveShiitic Related topics: Islam Shi·ite /ˈʃiː-aɪt/ noun [countableC] RRIa member of one of the two main groups in the Muslim religion 什叶派教徒 —Shiite adjectiveadj [usually before noun] → Sunni Examples from the Corpus Shiite• 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) Shia
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