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dhimmi
 n.— «Lebanese Forces officials say they are only trying to establish a balance of power between Christians and Druze and end what they allege is the Christian status as dhimmi, second-class citizens, in the Chouf.» —“Uneasy Peace Prevails in Village For Lebanese Christians, Druze” by David B. Ottaway in Kfar Matta, Lebanon Washington Post Nov. 29, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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