Kurd

American  

[kurd, koord, koord] / kɜrd, kʊərd, kurd /

noun

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

---

Kurd British  

/ kɜːd /

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of Kurd

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

Mr. Sharaa once promised an “inclusive transitional government,” yet he excluded groups such as the Kurds and Druze from constitution-drafting and the appointment of parliamentarians, which gave limited seats to the country’s minorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two 45-year-old Iraqi Kurds identified as the ringleaders of the smuggling network received the heaviest terms -- 12 and 15 years -- over the deaths of seven Afghans trying to reach the English coast.

From Barron's

By convention in post-invasion Iraq, a Shiite Arab holds the powerful post of prime minister and a Sunni Arab that of parliament speaker, while the largely ceremonial presidency goes to a Kurd.

From Barron's

Two Kurdish men agreed to go undercover for the BBC and expose a network behind illegal High Street businesses because the criminals are causing harm to the reputation of Kurds in the UK, they say.

From BBC

Kurdish forces in northern Syria killed two Syrian soldiers and wounded another in a missile attack on Wednesday, official state media reported, with the Kurds denying involvement and blaming landmines.

From Barron's