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Kurd
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Kurd  (kûrd, krd)
n.
A member of a pastoral and agricultural people inhabiting the transnational region of Kurdistan in southwest Asia.
Kurd [kɜːd]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KurdKurd - a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
Kurdistan - an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
peshmerga - a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state
Translations
Kurd [kɜːd] N → kurdo/a m/f
Kurd [ˈkɜːrd] n → Kurde mf
Kurd
n → Kurde m, → Kurdin f
Kurd [kɜːd] n → curdo/a
Kurd [kɜːd] n → curdo/a


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Even if AQI came to dominate the Sunni resistance, it would be utterly incapable of seizing Baghdad against the combined muscle of the Kurds and the Shiites, who make up four fifths of the country.
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