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Kurdistan

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɜːɹdɪˌstæn

Definitions

  1. A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
  2. An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
    broadly
  3. A province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
    broadly

Equivalents

EspañolKurdistán
FrançaisKurdistan
DeutschKurdistan
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Examples

“He was nicknamed Chemical Ali by Iraqi Kurds, who also called him the Butcher of Kurdistan”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast Kurdistani Kurdophobia Kurdophone kurdyuk Kure

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