Wondering how to use Alawites in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Alawites meaning
plural of Alawite
Using Alawites
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Alawite
- In the example corpus, alawites often appears in combinations such as: the alawites.
Context around Alawites
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alawites
- In this selection, "alawites" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shiites, shiite, christians, kurds, christians and citation stand out and add context to how "alawites" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alawites are no and coptic christians alawites the shia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alawites" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alawites
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some had fought in the war, like him; a few were Alawites, a sect that traditionally supported the government. (19 words)
Palestinians are being utilized by Sunni Islamists in several conflicts where fellow Arabs, Coptic Christians, Alawites, the Shia, and others, are being killed. (23 words)
Alawites are no more than 10% of Syria’s population, and for most of the region’s history they were an obscure agrarian minority. (24 words)
This measure tipped the balance in favor of Alawite officers who staged a coup in 1966 and for the first time placed Damascus in the hands of the Alawites.' citation The Armed Forces were involved in the 1967 Six Day War (against Israel). (43 words)
As a microcosm — Syria has Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Kurds, Christians and Druse — whenever central control is loosened, it is a source of insecurity for every sect, so they often reach outside for help. (33 words)
Soleimani’s role was quite clear: to lay the foundations of an unbreakable bond between the Shiites of Iraq, Syria (the Alawites) and Lebanon which was reliant upon Iran. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
Alawites are no more than 10% of Syria’s population, and for most of the region’s history they were an obscure agrarian minority.
As a microcosm — Syria has Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Kurds, Christians and Druse — whenever central control is loosened, it is a source of insecurity for every sect, so they often reach outside for help.
Some had fought in the war, like him; a few were Alawites, a sect that traditionally supported the government.
The country’s Sunni Muslims, Shiite Alawites, Christians and ethnic Kurds have often been pitted against each, whether by Assad’s rule or a 14-year civil war.
The rise of Islamists in Syria has led to some fears of persecution among the country’s many minority communities, including Christians, Druse and Alawites.
Soleimani’s role was quite clear: to lay the foundations of an unbreakable bond between the Shiites of Iraq, Syria (the Alawites) and Lebanon which was reliant upon Iran.
Palestinians are being utilized by Sunni Islamists in several conflicts where fellow Arabs, Coptic Christians, Alawites, the Shia, and others, are being killed.
This measure tipped the balance in favor of Alawite officers who staged a coup in 1966 and for the first time placed Damascus in the hands of the Alawites.' citation The Armed Forces were involved in the 1967 Six Day War (against Israel).
Common combinations with alawites
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: