a member of an Islamic people living chiefly in Kurdistan and the S Caucasus
Origin of Kurd
from Kurdish: a self-designationKurd
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Kurd
noun
A member of a group of peoples speaking western Iranian languages and inhabiting the transnational region of Kurdistan in southwest Asia.
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Noun
(plural Kurds)
- A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who inhabit those parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union sometimes known as Kurdistan.
Origin
The self-designation in Kurdish.
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