shia crescent

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a region including most of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon thought to be a destabilizing influence in the Middle East and posing a challenge to the United States
shia crescent

    Hyphenation

    shia cres·cent

    Turkish pronunciation

    şiı kresınt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsʜēə ˈkresənt/ /ˈʃiːə ˈkrɛsənt/

    Etymology

    () Shia + crescent. Coined by King Abdullah of Jordan in December 2004Ian Black. :Events are proving that the king of Jordan was right to warn of a 'Shia crescent' across the Middle East - even though the phrase was a tad undiplomatic, writes Ian Black. The Guardian, 26 January 2007
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