Synonyms for Shia
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1. Shianoun

   Synonyms:
   Shiite

2. Shianoun

   The minority branch of Islam whose followers believe that Muhammad designated his son-in-law, Ali, to succeed him as leader, and that their leaders have special sacred wisdom.

   Synonyms:
   Shiite

3. Shianoun

   One who follows Shi'ah Islam, a Shi'ite.

   Synonyms:
   Shiite

Princeton's WordNet

1. Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islamnoun

   one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

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1. • Sect

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1. List of paraphrases for "shia":

   shiite, shiites, shias, shiah, shi, 'ites, 'ite

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1. SHIA

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1. James Reese:

   I've seen them, i've seen Sunni and Shia fight together on top of a roof in Tikrit.

2. Philip Mudd:

   Short term, they may win, the long-term solution for Iraq may not be a unified state if the only message they (Sunnis in Anbar province) get is either join ISIS, which will behead you, or support the government, which brings in rival Shia militias to oust the Sunnis. It's a very difficult political situation.

3. Frank Wolf:

   Over a year has passed since the declaration or its so-called caliphate and the horrific siege of Mount Sinjar and yet the group and its leaders are still at large. ISIS’ Predatory acts—largely unaddressed by the Western world—have resulted in the genocide of Christians, Yezidis, Shia Muslims and other religious minorities, an unprecedented refugee crisis and the brutal kidnapping, torture and execution of four American citizens. the very fact that the Iraqis are taking these steps should be encouraging the Obama administration to do the same.

4. State Mike Pompeo:

   It told the Iranians that President Trump and our administration had free rein to develop a Shia crescent that extended from Yemen to Iraq to Syria and into Lebanon, surrounding our ally Israel, and threatening American lives as well.

5. Thahir Sahab Jamel:

   A man named Salam talked to me and got me connected to ISIS. He told me I needed to be a jihadist and fight the Shia government. He convinced me to fight the government, i started getting involved as they were planning operations to begin in Iraq and Syria.