Synonyms for Shiite
shi·ite

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1. Shiitenoun

   Synonyms:
   Shiite Muslim

2. Shiiteadjective

   Of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam.

   Synonyms:
   Shiite Muslim

Princeton's WordNet

1. Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslimnoun

   a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

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1. • Muslim

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1. List of paraphrases for "shiite":

   shiites, shia, 'ite, shiah, shi

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1. Michael Pregent:

   If you simply allow the Shiite Muslim political parties, the 60 % population of Iraq, to form a government, Shiite Muslim parties will continue to have an unstable northern Iraq where threats are incubated.

2. Lloyd Austin:

   I will not, and I hope we never, coordinate or cooperate with Shiite militias.

3. Ahmed Hamid:

   Our family is very proud of my fallen cousin who sacrificed his life in order to protect Shiite sacred shrines.

4. Fawaz Gerges:

   The situation is extremely volatile between the two most powerful states in the Gulf, Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran. You have a war of words. You have war by proxies ... This really could get very ugly and dangerous in the next few weeks and next few months.

5. Bjarne Schieldrop at SEB Markets:

   The Sunni – Shiite divide has now become much deeper with possibly more intense proxy wars in Yemen and Syria. The risk picture in the Middle East has clearly inched higher, while we still expect the sanctions to be lifted, the latest events have definitely created some last minute risk that things may not move in the direction widely expected. If the sanctions are not lifted as planned it would clearly reduce the projected crude oil surplus for 2016.