Kurdistan

[ kur-duh-stan; Persian koor-di-stahn ]

/ ˈkɜr dəˌstæn; Persian ˌkur dɪˈstɑn /

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noun

a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).

any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran.

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How to use Kurdistan in a sentence

To Western ears, a town where old men dress up to go smuggling, in a mountain range called the Zagros, in an imaginary country called Kurdistan, which historians say doubles as an approximation for Eden, can all sound a little unreal.
The World’s Most Dangerous Mountains|jversteegh|October 18, 2021|Outside Online
Heading east across Iraqi Kurdistan toward the Zagros Mountains and the border with Iran, we pass from a land of sand and dust into the green prairies of Mesopotamia.
The World’s Most Dangerous Mountains|jversteegh|October 18, 2021|Outside Online
A specialist in heart and heart-lung transplants, he had once suffered a heart attack while working in the embattled Iraqi region of Kurdistan during the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Gino Strada, Italian doctor who served patients through war and strife, dies at 73|Emily Langer|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Children are dear to their mothers, but our land, Kurdistan, is also dear to us.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dincer expects calls for an independent Kurdistan to grow louder as a consequence of the fighting.
PKK Kurdish Terrorists Are Fighting IS Terrorists With U.S. Help|Thomas Seibert|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly come out for the independence of Kurdistan.
Why Iran Fears Iraq's Kurds|IranWire|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I keep hearing that Kurdistan will gain its independence and this will be over.
My Non-First World Problems: Letters from Iraq|Andrew Slater|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Porte was likewise under the necessity of using its arms against some tribes which had rebelled in Kurdistan.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The Ottoman Government is only now extending its power, as a practical thing, into Kurdistan at all.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
In Kurdistan the war was simply a large instance of the feuds that had always been fought out in the land since time began.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Hamdi was not allowed to return to Kurdistan until after he was a grown man and had almost forgotten his native language.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Shalmaneser's first campaign was against the restless tribes of Kurdistan.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

British Dictionary definitions for Kurdistan

Kurdistan

Kurdestan or Kordestan

/ (ˌkɜːdɪˈstɑːn) /

noun

a large plateau and mountainous region, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, south of the Caucasus. Area: over 29 000 sq km (74 000 sq miles)

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