Shiitisation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Shiitization. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the rise of sectarian tensions in the Middle East translated in Syria into rumours of a 'Shiitisation' (tashayyu') of the country."

Synonyms

All synonyms
shi ificationshi'ification

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"After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the rise of sectarian tensions in the Middle East translated in Syria into rumours of a 'Shiitisation' (tashayyu') of the country."

Etymology

From Shiite + -isation.

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