noun
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
Origin:
1610–20
1610–20
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| —n | |
| a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran | |
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Word Origin & History
Kurd
1616, the people's self-designation.
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