Kurdistan
Americannoun
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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).
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any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran.
noun
Example Sentences
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He took his pseudonym from the town of Ranya in Iraqi Kurdistan, where he is believed to be from.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In mid-March, Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region reached an agreement to resume crude exports through the pipeline, which ends at the port of Ceyhan in Turkey.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Shamo and Khdir were both originally from Iraqi Kurdistan but were living and working legally in the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A prison in Marivan, in western Iran’s Kurdistan province, was damaged when an airstrike hit a police station next to it, according to satellite imagery, verified social-media video and reports from human-rights organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Many missionary journeys were made by him between 1854 and 1864 through Persia and Kurdistan, leaving large numbers of believers in almost every place.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
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