Kurd
[kurd, k
oo
rd;
Persian
koo
r
d]
/kɜrd, kʊərd;
Persian
kurd/
noun
1.
a member of an Islamic people speaking
Kurdish
and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
Origin
1610-20
British Dictionary definitions for
Kurd
Kurd
/
kɜːd
/
noun
1.
a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran
Word Origin and History for
Kurd
1610s, the people's self-designation.