Kurd

[kurd, koord, koord]

noun

1. a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.

Kurd

/ kɜːd /

noun

1. a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kurd¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

The men, an Iraqi Kurd whose asylum application is under appeal, and another from Afghanistan, both didn't want to be identified for safety reasons.

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Many of the smuggling networks across Europe are run by Iraqi Kurds.

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But two other young Iraqi Kurds who are staying at The Bell, and allowed to freely come and go, are more cautious and less positive.

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The trip across the Channel would be with "a mixture of Somalis, Sudanese, Kurds and so on", he explained, boasting about two successful launches the previous week, with 55 people on each.

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A Turkish-born Kurd, he has lived in South Wales for 26 years and says he now witnesses the brazen sale of illegal goods every day.

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