Hazara

[ huh-zahr-uh ]

/ həˈzɑr ə /

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noun, plural Ha·za·ra, Ha·za·ras.

an Iranian ethnolinguistic group in central Afghanistan, north Pakistan, and Iran, most of whom are Shiʿite Muslims.

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Origin of Hazara

From Persian hazār “a thousand, a military unit of a thousand soldiers,” from Middle Persian

Words nearby Hazara

hayward, haywire, Haywood, Hayworth, hazan, Hazara, hazard, hazard light, hazard lights, hazardous, hazardous waste

How to use Hazara in a sentence

Since the Taliban’s overthrow, Farkhondeh and other Hazara youth have poured themselves into this vision of a new Afghanistan.
"My Future Is Now." An Afghan Woman from a Threatened Minority Wrestles with What Happens When the U.S. Withdraws|Knox Thames|June 28, 2021|Time
Farkhondeh and the Hazara will be a bellwether for what happens next in Afghanistan.
"My Future Is Now." An Afghan Woman from a Threatened Minority Wrestles with What Happens When the U.S. Withdraws|Knox Thames|June 28, 2021|Time
Election turnout is always amongst the highest in Hazara regions.
"My Future Is Now." An Afghan Woman from a Threatened Minority Wrestles with What Happens When the U.S. Withdraws|Knox Thames|June 28, 2021|Time
Last month’s horrific attack on schoolgirls took place in a predominantly Hazara community in Kabul, although the Taliban blamed Islamic State for that carnage.
Afghanistan: What’s at Stake?|Kate Bartlett|June 1, 2021|Ozy

She received a medical degree from Kabul University in 1982, the first Hazara woman to do so.
This Afghan Crusader Should Have Beaten Obama for the Nobel|Nick Fouriezos|October 11, 2020|Ozy
Qais is an Afghan of mixed ethnic heritage, self-described as “a Pashtun with Hazara eyes.”
A Carpet Weaver’s Essential Afghan Memoir: Qais Akbar Omar’s ‘A Fort of Nine Towers’|John Kael Weston|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The twin attacks in Quetta, he says, specifically targeted the local minority Shia (or Hazara) community.
Pakistan’s Deadliest Day|Jahanzeb Aslam|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The worst attack occurred after nightfall on Thursday at a snooker club in Quetta in an area frequented by Hazara Shia Muslims.
Pakistan’s Deadliest Day|Jahanzeb Aslam|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Accordingly, two columns were employed, the base of one being in the Peshawar valley, and that of the other in Hazara.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
For many months the Hazara highlands are buried under successive sheets of snowdrift.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
Expert native authorities have a very high opinion of the handiness of Hazara slave girls.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
Nearly every well-to-do establishment in Afghan Turkistan has one or two Hazara slaves.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
The Afghan force consisted largely of cavalry, as did that of the gallant Hazara chief, Yezdambaksh.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich