Synonyms for Shia
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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. • Sect

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1. List of paraphrases for "shia":

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

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1. Martin Dempsey:

   It's generally the consensus there that, in the near term, it's probably more likely that the regime ... would go over to the defensive and limit its protection of the Alawite Shia and some of the minority groups.

2. Toby Matthiesen:

   Nimr has become a household name amongst Shia Muslims around the world, including also in Iraq, where this will also be used by Shia actors as a way to rally support and denounce Saudi Arabia.

3. Frank Wolf:

   Over a year has passed since the declaration or its so-called caliphate and the horrific siege of Mount Sinjar and yet the group and its leaders are still at large. ISIS’ Predatory acts—largely unaddressed by the Western world—have resulted in the genocide of Christians, Yezidis, Shia Muslims and other religious minorities, an unprecedented refugee crisis and the brutal kidnapping, torture and execution of four American citizens. the very fact that the Iraqis are taking these steps should be encouraging the Obama administration to do the same.

4. Qari Saifullah:

   We claim responsibility for the attack in Quetta, we targeted the Hazara Shia Muslim community.

5. Ryan Crocker:

   I cannot imagine anything more carefully calculated to permanently split this country apart, the country of Iraq apart, than a Shia-led military effort into a completely Sunni area.