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Definition of Shia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shia

noun

/ˈʃiːə/

/ˈʃiːə/

(also Shi’a)

(plural Shia, Shias)

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[uncountable] one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion compare SunniTopics Religion and festivalsc2

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[countable]
(also Shiite, Shi’ite)
a member of the Shia branch of IslamTopics Religion and festivalsc2

Word Originfrom Arabic šī‘a ‘party (of Ali)’.

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