Kurd
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
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How to use Kurd in a sentence
Our members are from every group: Sunni, Shia, Christian, Turcoman, Kurd.
Bikers of Baghdad: Sunnis, Shias, Skulls, ‘Harleys,’ and Iraqi Flags | Jacob Siegel | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI traveled to Kurd areas by helicopter with former Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003.
A few days later, I talked with my friend Salar, a Sunni Kurd.
Among the challenges is how to deal with the Arab-Kurd fault line and the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
As Tareq Al-Hashemi did before the election, when he said that an Arab should be president of Iraq, not a Kurd.
A Kurd has a sport-loving soul, and the offer was accepted at once; particularly as their rifles do not throw too accurately.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramOn another occasion, a Kurd came to one of our European staff, with a request to have a tooth extracted.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramEvidently not a pure Arab, he claimed various admixtures as the fancy took him, the general preference being Kurd.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThese pass from Kurd to Cossack by theft, by gift, by loss; they pass from nation to nation by accident, which is Divine design.
The Dark Star | Robert W. ChambersTribute of food and fur would be required from Kurd and Tartar and wild Siberian tribe.
Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
British Dictionary definitions for Kurd
/ (kɜːd) /
a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran
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