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alawi (член мусульманской секты, преимущественно распространённой в Сирии и Турции  wikipedia.org AlexanderKayumov); alawit (usually capitalized; variant of alaouite Taras); alaouite (usually capitalized; one of a Muslim people living in Syria along the Turkish border; a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims, of or relating to this sect; Moroccan royal family who claimed to be descended from the Prophet Mohammed; Etym., via French from Arabic, from "alaoui" – upper, celestial, from "ala" – to excel, surpass Taras); alawite (usually capitalized; variant of alaouite Taras) |
