Yazidi
or Ye·zi·di
[ yuh-zee-dee ]
/ yəˈzi di /
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noun
a member of a religious sect living mostly in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Georgia, whose beliefs are based partly on Zoroastrianism and Sufism.
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Origin of Yazidi
Of uncertain origin
OTHER WORDS FROM Yazidi
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