shia
Noun
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One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
Mainly in Iran (synset 108113267)member holonym: shi'ite, shi'ite muslim, shia muslim, shiite, shiite muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphsmember meronym: islam, muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religionsynonym: shiah, shiah islam
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