SHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shia mean? 

• SHIA (noun)
  The noun SHIA has 1 sense:

1. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

  Familiarity information: SHIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Shia; Shiah; Shiah Islam

Hypernyms ("Shia" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Meronyms (members of "Shia"):

Shi'ite; Shi'ite Muslim; Shia Muslim; Shiite; Shiite Muslim (a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)

Holonyms ("Shia" is a member of...):

Islam; Muslimism (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion)