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Blueblooded65 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Shia residing areas

When we want to mention that there is a place where Shias live, or Christians live, or other groups..., how can we mention it?
for example can we say: Shia residing areas, Christian residing areas?
  

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You could consider quarter, neighbourhood, enclave or (more pejoratively) ghetto . Rover

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  • You could consider quarter, neighbourhood, enclave or (more pejoratively) ghetto .
  • Rover
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You could consider quarter, neighbourhood, enclave or (more pejoratively) ghetto.

Rover
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Thanks dear Rover.
So what if I want to talk about the cities where Shias live?
Should I say "Shia cities"
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Hi,

In answer to your original post, in casual, everyday English, it's common to just say eg This is a Christian area.

Clive
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blueblooded65When we want to mention that there is a place where Shias live, or Christians live, or other groups..., how can we mention it?
Why not just, "This is a place where Shias live" or "Shias live here"?
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The phrase "a Shia residing area" is a noun phrase which is used as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. For example,"Iran is a Shia residing country." Or in a different way, "Iran, a predominantly Shia residing area, is a Muslim country in Asia."
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Hi,

As already mentioned, the phrases
a Shia residing country / a Shia residing area
are not natural.

Say
eg a Shia country.
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