Kurd
[kurd, koo rd; Persian koord]
- a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
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Origin of Kurd
First recorded in 1610–20
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Contemporary Examples
The Kurds claimed at least 100 Islamic militants were killed in the two-day battle to lift the siege.
The Americans and their allies are carrying out a desultory air campaign in Syria that appears focused on support for the Kurds.
For days the Kurds have insisted to skeptical journalists, including myself, that Kobani would hold.
The buffer zone would protect civilians, Syrian rebels, and Kurds against ISIS assaults.
The Kurds accuse the Turkish government of seeing them as a greater danger than Islamic militants.
Historical Examples
The Kurds have a strange tale of a bird they call the Bird Simer.
The Science of Fairy TalesEdwin Sidney Hartland
This had its effect; one by one the remaining Kurds slunk away.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventuresrminius Vambry
No sooner had the Kurds, with their customary cry of "Lululu!"
rminius Vambry, his life and adventuresrminius Vambry
Hand him over to us, and he shall have ample opportunity, said the Kurds.
The Cradle of MankindW.A. Wigram
When he woke up in the morning the Kurds were ready with a compromise.
The Cradle of MankindW.A. Wigram
Kurd
- a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran
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Word Origin and History for kurds
Kurd
1610s, the people's self-designation.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Kurds
[(kurdz, koordz)]
A linguistically and culturally distinct people who inhabit parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. Once part of the Ottoman Empire, they long have sought an independent nation-state, but without success. After his defeat in the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein brutally repressed rebellious Kurds in northern Iraq.
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