Alaouite
noun
a member of a shiite sect of syrian muslims
adjective
of or relating to this sect
contemporary examples
we would have had split screens on al-jazeera with images of zionists and alaouite hordes killing civilians.
israel and syria: a missed opportunity? noam ohana march 4, 2013
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