Kurds

Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

The Americans, the British, the French and others in the end were shamed into a big humanitarian operation to rescue the Kurds.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Iraqi Shias in the south and Kurds in the north of the country started an armed revolt against his regime.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Mohsin Khalidi, 63, an Iranian Kurdish poet who has lived in Erbil since 2004, said regime change is a "common desire" among Kurds, but their forces alone cannot achieve it.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Inviting the Kurds to fight might also endanger the autonomous zone that Kurdish factions have built at great cost in northern Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In Italy I spoke gibberish Italian because we lived in a refugee camp with Roma and Kurds.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri