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Shia

noun
🔊/ˈʃiːə/
🔊/ˈʃiːə/
(also Shi’a)
(plural Shia, Shias)
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  1. [uncountable] one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion什叶派（伊斯兰教的两大派别之一） compare SunniTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. [countable]
    (also Shiite, Shi’ite)
    a member of the Shia branch of Islam什叶派穆斯林Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    3. Word Originfrom Arabic šī‘a ‘party (of Ali)’.