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Nuri

British  
/ ˈnʊərɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Kafir.  a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan and neighbouring parts of Pakistan

  2. Also called: Kafiri.  the Indo-Iranian language of this people

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"We will provide support of up to the equivalent of 100,000 US dollars in Turkish lira per episode for our TV series" broadcast abroad, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told a news conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Mr Nuri was rushed to the trauma unit at Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem for urgent treatment after sustaining extensive injuries to his upper body.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

And this is the latest, and one of the greatest, from co-writer and director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Istanbul-based writer-director.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

South Korea has proven its domestic satellite launch capability with its Nuri rocket class, based on modified Russian technologies.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

One, Nuri, was a small kitten which I picked up out of the gutter where it was nearly drowned in the rain.

From Nelka Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch by Moukhanoff, Michael

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