Yazidi

American  

[yuh-zee-dee] / yəˈzi di /

Or Yezidi

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Yazidism noun

Etymology

Origin of Yazidi

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

"I wasn't aware of the Yazidi thing at the time," she said, "or that people were being thrown from buildings. We did not witness any of that. We knew they were very extreme."

From BBC

Lina Ishaq, 52, was found guilty of holding three Yazidi women and six Yazidi children as slaves in Raqqa between 2014-2016 in September last year.

From BBC

"The convicted woman was part of the large-scale enslavement system which IS introduced for Yazidi women and children," said Stockholm District Court presiding judge, Maria Ulfsdotter Klang.

From BBC

In early August 2014 IS invaded Yazidi settlements in the Sinjar region launching a genocidal campaign against them.

From BBC

IS members tortured their detainees and subjected them to strategic sexual violence aiming to eradicate the Yazidi people, according to the UN.

From BBC