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Kurdish

[ kur-dish, koor- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language.
  2. of or relating to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.


noun

  1. the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Kurdish

/ ˈɜːɪʃ /

noun

  1. the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kurdish1

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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Inside they immediately detain two men - who we are later told are Kurdish asylum seekers.

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Lead star Hekmat, a Kurdish British model and actor, was aged 21 when the film was made.

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It also recognises the Kurdish minority as "an integral part of the Syrian state" and guarantees "the rights of all Syrians to representation and participation in the political process".

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Local reports said thousands of people gathered to watch the statement on big screens in the cities of Diyarbakir and Van in the predominantly Kurdish south-east.

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Young girls and boys, dressed in colourful Kurdish outfits dance hand in hand, singing as they celebrate.

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