Houthi

English

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْحُوثِيُّون‎ (al-ḥūṯiyyūn), from the name of the group's former commander, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi.

Noun

Houthi (plural Houthis)

  1. A member of a Zaidi Shi'a (Muslim) insurgent group in Yemen.

Derived terms

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