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    Shiite

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Islam
    Shi·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] → 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
    Shi·ite nounChineseSyllable
    two member Corpus the of a of main one


    Shiite
    Shi‧ite /ˈʃiː-aɪt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Shia
    a member of one of the two main groups in the Muslim religion
    —Shiite adjective [usually before noun]
    ⇨ Sunni


    Shi·ite (also Shi'ite) BrE /ˈʃiːaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃiːaɪt/ 🔊 nouna member of the Shia branch of Islam （伊斯兰教的）什叶派穆斯林  ➡  compare Sunni (2) ▸ Shi·ite (also Shi'ite) adjective [usually before noun]