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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

"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

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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

So the whereabouts of pieces like a gold collar from the pyramid of King Talakhamani at Nuri, which dates to the 5th Century BC, are unknown.

From BBC Apr. 25, 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

When we first encounter Samet, the solitary protagonist of Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s superb drama “About Dry Grasses,” he’s miserable.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2024

When she is out of the hall or kitchen, Nuri comes in and awakes Pedro.

From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.

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