Kurdish

noun

Kurd·​ish ˈku̇r-dish How to pronounce Kurdish (audio) ˈkər- How to pronounce Kurdish (audio)
: the Iranian language of the Kurds

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In the latter, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, the Kurdish Regional Government and Israel. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Intensive trips to areas such as Kurdish Iraq, Kiev, and the Balkan Peninsula also add experiential depth to student life. Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023 In the run-up to the Kurdish referendum, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, met with Masoud Barzani, Mustafa Barzani’s son, president of the Kurdish Region, and architect of the referendum, even as Iranian forces were increasing pressure on the Kurds. Ariane M. Tabatabai, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2017 The New Welfare party and the Kurdish Free Cause party, both allied with the AKP, won only eight seats between them, but they are expected to push hard for their key demands, and could galvanize the government into action. Fariba Nawa, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2023 The Turkish president claimed the Nordic countries were soft on terrorism, especially toward Kurdish exiles and refugees affiliated with the Kurdish Workers’ Party, considered a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union. Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 29 May 2023 The Kurdish Question: A Central Factor Shaping Turkey's International Relations The Principle Contradiction: The Kurdish question looms large in Turkish foreign policy as the most pressing domestic and foreign policy concern. Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 5 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Kurdish was in 1813

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“Kurdish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kurdish. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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