Yazidi
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Relating to a small religious community from northern Iraq
- adjective
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yezidí
- Media outlets have documented accounts of sexual slavery of Yazidi women and the persecution of sexual and religious minorities by "Islamist" groups in Syria.
- Yazidi women
- the Yazidi minority
- Yazidi girls
Examples
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Many Yazidi people continue to practice their unique religious beliefs despite facing numerous challenges.
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You can see here right next to this Yazidi zone is Sunni Turkmen and then Shiite Turkmen over here.
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The Yazidi culture is rich in traditions that date back thousands of years.
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Yazidi festivals are celebrated with vibrant ceremonies and deep cultural significance.
Surface Forms
Yazidi positive
Etymology
Yazidi may come from the name Yazid or from Persian Yazdan meaning 'God', and in Kurdish the word appears as Êzidî. So Yazidi as an adjective describes things that belong to that people or their faith.