Yazidi

or Ye·zi·di

[yuh-zee-dee]

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.

Origin of Yazidi

of uncertain origin

Related formsYa·zi·dism, noun

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Contemporary Examples of yazidi

Kurdish forces declared victory and freed Yazidi holdouts, with help from U.S. air power.
Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar
Jamie Dettmer
December 20, 2014
Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq say they have freed about 100 Yazidi women.
ISIS Jihadis Get ‘Slavery for Dummies’
Jamie Dettmer
December 9, 2014
In August, the Obama administration intervened to stop what it called a pending genocide of Yazidi minorities in Iraq.
Yazidis Face Genocide by ISIS After U.S. Turns Away
Josh Rogin
November 4, 2014
Another Yazidi from Sebaya was killed by al Qaeda for working with the U.S. when he went to Mosul to apply for a passport.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas
Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla
September 28, 2014
A group of Yazidi had been trapped by fighting in the village, which has a population of 1,200.
Amnesty Report: ISIS Committing Ethnic Cleansing on an Historic Scale
Nico Hines
September 2, 2014