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Kurdish

American  
[kur-dish, koor-] / ˈkɜr dɪʃ, ˈkʊər- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language.

  2. of or relating to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.


noun

  1. the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Kurdish British  
/ ˈkɜːdɪʃ /

noun

  1. the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Kurdish

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish 1


Example Sentences

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Our reporter had by this time told Alias he had found someone in the Kurdish Region of Iraq ready to declare they were the owner of the mini-mart business.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

His name was mentioned in social media videos, including on Kurdish Facebook pages, where business owners in the UK praised his ability to resolve problems linked to immigration fines.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

A previous confrontation in 2017 between those militias and Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as the peshmerga, ended with the Kurds having to back down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the predominantly Kurdish city of Qamishli, hundreds of people marched on Tuesday carrying placards reading: "No to the starvation policy" and "No to the increase in fuel prices."

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

All of Baba’s old pharmacy books, our books of Kurdish poetry.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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