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Alaouite, Alawite [ˈæləˌwiːt]

(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims

adj

(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) of or relating to this sect

[via French from Arabic, from 'alaoui upper, celestial, from 'ala (vb) to excel, surpass]

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No references found			AaAa The French protectorate, which was imposed on Morocco in 1912, was chased out thanks to an indissoluble harmony between the Alaouite throne and the Moroccans across the country. Morocco celebrates 54th anniversary of Independence by UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA) The king, 45, took the Alaouite dynasty's throne on July 23, 1999, after the death of his father Hassan II, but the Feast of the Throne was set down for the end of the month, to take place in Tetouan in the north of the country. Morocco marks 10th anniversary of new monarch by AFP / AFP Global Edition Cedar of Lebanon) exists naturally in the Alaouite Mountains, in Syria, in Toros Mountains, in Turkey, and in the Coastal Mountains of Lebanon between 1050 and 1925 m over the sea. Phytochemical analysis and in vitro evaluation of the biological ... by Loizzo, Monica Rosa; Saab, Antoine; Tundis, Rosa; Statti, Giancarlo A.; Lampronti, Ilaria; Menichini / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology			Alamodality alamode Alamogordo Alamort Alan Alan Alexander Milne Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. Alan Hodgkin Alan Jay Lerner Alan Lloyd Hodgkin Alan Mathison Turing Alan Paton Alan Seeger Alan Shepard Alan Stewart Paton Alan Turing Alanbrooke Aland Aland islands Åland Islands Alania alanine alannah Alans Alantin Alaouite alap Alar Alarcón Alaric alarm alarm bell alarm call alarm clock Alarm gauge Alarm post alarm reaction alarm system Alarmable alarmed Alarmedly alarming alarmingly alarmism alarmist alarum alarums and excursions alary alas alas! Alas.			Alanine-Glyoxylate Transaminase 1 Alanis Morissette Alaniya Alaniya ALANJ Alankara ALANM Alanna alannah alannahs alannas Alanni Alanni Alano Alano Alano Alans Alans Alantin Alanton-Baycliff Recreation Center Alanus ab Insulis Alanus de Insulis Alanus of Lille ALANW ALANY alanyl alanyl ALANYS ALANZ ALAO Alaouite Alaouite dynasty Alap Alap ALAPA Alapaevsk Alapayevsk ALAPB ALAPCO Alaph Alaph ALAPL ALAPO ALAPP Alappuza Alappuzha Alappuzha alaps alaps ALAPTA Alapuzha ALAQS Alar Alar Alar Alar Alar ban alar c alar c alar c alar c's

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