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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Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of people have been killed, including Alawites in Syria’s coastal region in March last year and Druze in the southern province of Sweida in July.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The question of the Druze remains, however.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Deadly fighting broke out once again this week in southern Syria between fighters from Syria's government and the Druze, a minority religious group.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of people have been killed, including Alawites in Syria’s coastal region in March last year and Druze in the southern province of Sweida in July.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The question of the Druze remains, however.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Deadly fighting broke out once again this week in southern Syria between fighters from Syria's government and the Druze, a minority religious group.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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