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Kurd

kərd
WordNet
  1. (n) Kurd
    a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Kurd
    A member of a people who inhabit a mountainous region of Western Asia, sometimes referred to as Kurdistan, spread over an area including adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Syria. The people of this region speak Kurdish and are mostly Moslem.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) Kurd
    A member of a pastoral and predatory Aryan race, which gives its name to Kurdistan, a region of Asia lying partly in Turkey and partly in Persia. The Kurds speak an Iranic language, and are mostly Sunni Mohammedans. Rarely spelled Curd.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Kurd
    kōōrd an inhabitant of Kurdistan, a region on the east of the upper course of the Tigris.
Usage in the news

Turkey and its rebel Kurds. economist.com

Baghdad, Kurds agree to ease tensions. sfgate.com

Baghdad , Kurds agree to ease tensions. sfgate.com

Baghdad , Kurds said to reach security agreement. stamfordadvocate.com

Baghdad , Kurds trade accusations of troop buildup. cortezjournal.com

Tension between the Kurds and Baghdad flared up over the past two months following a decision by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form a new military command to oversee security forces bordering the Kurdish region. kiro710.com

The move has angered the Kurds. kiro710.com

Baghdad, Kurds trade accusations of troop buildup . cortezjournal.com

Instead, the Kurds are split up, with their population living mainly in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. pbs.org

Young Kurds see little reason to pin hopes on a Turkish government plan to improve their lives. csmonitor.com

Led by Kurdish politicians, Turkish Kurds marched Nov 11 in Diyarbakir, Turkey. csmonitor.com

In this Oct 25, 2012, photo, Agri, a Kurd from Syria who gave only his first name, said he fled his country due to fighting a few months ago and describes in Athens how he was attacked as he walked home one recent night. knoxnews.com

Turkey's Foreign Minister Bashes Israel as Turkey Slaughters Kurds. commentarymagazine.com

Jailed Kurds in Turkey End Hunger Strike After 68 Days. online.wsj.com

Kurd militants end hunger strike in Turkey, deal seen. sun-sentinel.com

Usage in literature

In her house in the Rue de Poitiers the Duchess still acts as though representing Paris among the Kurds. "The Immortal" by Alphonse Daudet

The porters of the town are all Kurds, the river-men Chaldaean Christians. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2" by Various

The population numbers some 10,000, principally Kurds, but including 1500 Armenians and 1000 Jews. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3" by Various

Daoud heard a faint undertone of contempt in the Kurd's voice. "The Saracen: Land of the Infidel" by Robert Shea

They had also distributed 40,000 rifles among Kurds in the Mush Valley for use against Armenians. "The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)" by Various

And at that time they had to face an attack of the Kurds, too, by which several were done for. "The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie" by Arthur Schnitzler

Kurds, nomadic tribes, 65, 71. "Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern" by Rosa Belle Holt

At a town called Ravandus, Madame Pfeiffer had numerous opportunities of observing the manners and customs of the Kurds. "Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century" by W. H. Davenport Adams

There are no women who have a harder, and apparently a happier, life than do the women of the Kurds. "Oriental Women" by Edward Bagby Pollard

The Kurds constitute only a small but most important part of the population. "The Oriental Rug" by William D. Ellwanger