Nuri
Britishnoun
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Also called: Kafir. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan and neighbouring parts of Pakistan
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Also called: Kafiri. the Indo-Iranian language of this people
Example Sentences
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"This one is called Nuri… If you call them by their name, usually they know, because you are together with them since they were born."
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
"We will provide support of up to the equivalent of 100,000 US dollars in Turkish lira per episode for our TV series" broadcast abroad, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told a news conference.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
And this is the latest, and one of the greatest, from co-writer and director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Istanbul-based writer-director.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
When we first encounter Samet, the solitary protagonist of Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s superb drama “About Dry Grasses,” he’s miserable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024
But Pedro, without looking at his young wife, takes Nuri by the hand and leads her away.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
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