Nuri
Britishnoun
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Also called: Kafir. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan and neighbouring parts of Pakistan
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Also called: Kafiri. the Indo-Iranian language of this people
Example Sentences
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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 head of the carnivores team, according to his Instagram page, where he posted videos about his work.
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
Nuri Ronaghy, 83, her voice cracking, read dozens of names and ages of dead Palestinian children while weeping activists placed flowers by Mayer’s prone body.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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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