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Kurd

  [kurd, koord; Pers. koord]
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–noun
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
Origin:
1610–20
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Kurd   (kûrd, kŏŏrd)   
n.  A member of a pastoral and agricultural people inhabiting the transnational region of Kurdistan in southwest Asia.
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Cultural Dictionary

Kurds [(kurdz, koordz)]

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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Word Origin & History

Kurd 
1616, the people's self-designation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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