variants
or Druse
plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses
often attributive
: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
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Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese Druze leader who is widely respected by Druze outside Lebanon, warned about Israel’s ambitions last week.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
This month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified a new pretext for further Israeli military presence in southern Syria as reports circulated of clashes between Druze militias and security forces of the interim Syrian government in the southern outskirts of Damascus.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Syria's new rulers are struggling to exert their authority across the country and reach political settlements with other minority communities, notably the Druze in southern Syria.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Sunni dominance has inflicted deep scars on the region, and minorities like the Alawites, as well as Christians, Druze and Yazidis, all have reasons to fear the rise of extremist governance.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
This month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified a new pretext for further Israeli military presence in southern Syria as reports circulated of clashes between Druze militias and security forces of the interim Syrian government in the southern outskirts of Damascus.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Syria's new rulers are struggling to exert their authority across the country and reach political settlements with other minority communities, notably the Druze in southern Syria.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Sunni dominance has inflicted deep scars on the region, and minorities like the Alawites, as well as Christians, Druze and Yazidis, all have reasons to fear the rise of extremist governance.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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