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How to pronounce kurdistan

IPA transcription: ['kɚdɪs,tæn]

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Noun

  • an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus

  • an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability

Usage examples

  • He succeeded Nechervan Idris Barzani as the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
  • Today, the vast majority of Kurdistan's Jews live in Israel.
  • He was born in Iranian Kurdistan.
  • It is the official flag of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq.
  • The celebration of Newroz has its local peculiarities in different regions of Kurdistan.
  • The lowlands of southern Kurdistan are called lower Kurdistan.