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Meaning of Kurdistan | Babel Free

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

العربية كردستان
Čeština Kurdistán
Deutsch Kurdistan
Español Kurdistán
Français Kurdistan
עברית כורדיסטן
Italiano Curdistan Kurdistan
한국어 쿠르디스탄
Nederlands Koerdistan
Polski Kurdystan
Português Curdistão Kurdistão
Русский Курдистан
Svenska Kurdistan
Türkçe Kürdistan

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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