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Kurd

American  
[kurd, koord, koord] / kɜrd, kʊərd, kurd /

noun

  1. a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.


Kurd British  
/ kɜːd /

noun

  1. a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran

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Etymology

Origin of Kurd

First recorded in 1610–20

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"There is a spectrum of opponents in Iran who could take action in the future," Kian said, also pointing to the emergence of demands from ethnic minorities such as the Kurds and Baluchis.

From Barron's

The Kurds, whose community spans areas of Turkey through Syria, Iraq and Iran, make up one of Iran's most important non-Persian ethnic minority groups.

From Barron's

The Kurds had repeatedly urged countries to take back their citizens but most only repatriated a trickle, fearing security threats and a domestic political backlash.

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Now her all-woman fighting unit is at risk after a deal with Damascus ended the Kurds' de facto autonomy.

From Barron's

Many Kurds, Azeris and other ethnic minorities—who make up close to half of Iran’s population—distrust Pahlavi because of his father’s focus on centralized control.

From The Wall Street Journal