Kurd

noun

ˈku̇rd  ˈkərd 

: a member of a pastoral and agricultural people who inhabit a plateau region in adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Kurdish

ˈku̇r-dish  ˈkər- 

adjective

Examples of Kurd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Kurd and Druze factions boycotted it altogether. —Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025

The findings support the idea that the excavation site of Kurd Qaburstan is the ancient city of regional capital Qabra, but much of the city’s history remains hidden, aside from information found in records written by neighboring enemies, according to the fieldwork notes. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025

Under Iraq’s scheme, the prime minister must be a Shiite, the speaker of parliament a Sunni, and the (largely ceremonial) president a Kurd. —Mohamad Bazzi, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022

Mohamed’s wife, Ruba Al Kurd, captured a photo of Mohamed reuniting with their daughter last fall. —Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024

Six additional families took refuge in Al Kurd’s apartment building alone. —A Times Special Correspondent, With Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024

The North Press agency, which is close to the Syrian Kurd authorities, said the U.N. trucks carried hygiene supplies and baby diapers. —Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023

Social vs traditional media Dana El Kurd, a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Institute, said different types of media consumption have probably played a role in how people have formed their views on the Middle East. —Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023

Dana El Kurd is an assistant professor at the University of Richmond. —Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Kurd

• blurred
• burd
• curd
• curred
• furred
• gerd
• gird
• herd
• nerd
• purred
• sherd
• slurred

Kids Definition

Kurd

noun

ˈku̇(ə)rd  ˈkərd 

: a member of a nomadic people who live in a region that is partly in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Kurdish

-ish 

adjective