Akademik

Shiah Islam

noun

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

• Syn: ↑Shiah, ↑Shia

• Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Islam, ↑Muslimism

• Member Meronyms: ↑Shiite, ↑Shi'ite, ↑Shiite Muslim, ↑Shi'ite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim

Useful english dictionary. 2012.