Sunnize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To make or become Sunni ambitransitive
"In this regard it must be noted that the PKK operations in Hatay have targeted the Sunni Turkmen that Turkey settled in the province after it was annexed in 1939 in order to Sunnize the region. The bulk of the population in 1939 was comprised of Alawite Arabs as is 10 to 11 percent of Syrian population."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Sunnize. alt-of
"The author may appears in the eyes of some Alevi spokesmen as the example ofa “sunnized Alevi”, as he defends the fulfilment of the five pillars of Islam. Pamukçu argues for an autonomy of the Zazaspeaking Alevi from the Kurds (1992)."
Example
More examples"In this regard it must be noted that the PKK operations in Hatay have targeted the Sunni Turkmen that Turkey settled in the province after it was annexed in 1939 in order to Sunnize the region. The bulk of the population in 1939 was comprised of Alawite Arabs as is 10 to 11 percent of Syrian population."
Etymology
From Sunni + -ize.
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