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| алавит (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) | |||
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