"Shia" meaning in English

See Shia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -aɪə Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shia
  1. A male given name.
    Sense id: en-Shia-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Shias [plural]
Rhymes: -iːə Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shia (plural Shias)
  1. Alternative form of Shi'a. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Shi'a Derived forms: anti-Shia, non-Shia, Shiadom, Shiaphilia, Shiaphobe, Shiaphobia
    Sense id: en-Shia-en-noun-4gHU242U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Shi'ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Shi'ism: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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