American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kurd
IPA transcription: ['kɚd]
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Noun
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a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
Usage examples
- He succeeded Nechervan Idris Barzani as the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
- It was destroyed at least three times by the Kurds and the Persians.
- It built up a significant support base among the working class, Kurds and intellectuals.
- It is the most widespread dialect group of the Kurdish languages.
- Today, the vast majority of Kurdistan's Jews live in Israel.
- He was of Kurdish origin.
- Riza Talabani is one of the foremost Kurdish poets.
- He was born into a prominent family in Kurd-dominated northern Iraq.
- He was born in Iranian Kurdistan.
- It is the official flag of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq.