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Shia   /ʃˈiə/   Listen
Shia

noun
1.
One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran.  Synonyms: Shiah, Shiah Islam.



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... chief town of a sanjak in the Sivas vilayet of Asia Minor and an important trade centre on the Samsun-Sivas road, beautifully situated on the Yeshil Irmak (Iris). Pop. 30,000; Moslems about 20,000, of whom a large proportion are Kizilbash (Shia); Christians (mostly Armenians), 10,000. It was one of the chief towns of the kingdom of Trebizond and of the Seljuks, one of whose sultans, Kaikobad I., enriched it with fine buildings and restored the castle, which was ...
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Words linked to "Shia" :   religious order, Shi'ite Muslim, Shiah, Islam, Muslimism, Shiite, sect, Shiah Islam, Shiite Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shi'ite, religious sect


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