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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So far, with the Druze, those efforts have been unsuccessful.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The Druze are a small religious and ethnic minority in the Middle East, with a population of about 1 million spread across communities in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Today, about 25,000 Israeli Jews live in the Golan Heights, and about 25,000 Druze.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese Druze leader who is widely respected by Druze outside Lebanon, warned about Israel’s ambitions last week.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The Druze are a small religious and ethnic minority in the Middle East, with a population of about 1 million spread across communities in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Today, about 25,000 Israeli Jews live in the Golan Heights, and about 25,000 Druze.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese Druze leader who is widely respected by Druze outside Lebanon, warned about Israel’s ambitions last week.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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