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kurdistan


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kurdistan
n. (location)1. kurdistanan extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus.
~ jund-ul-islam, soldiers of godan Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda.
~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical regiona demarcated area of the Earth.
~ iran, islamic republic of iran, persiaa theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil.
~ al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraqa republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq.
~ syria, syrian arab republican Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization.
~ iraqi kurdistanthe part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq.
~ republic of turkey, turkeya Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923.
~ kurda member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state.
n. (artifact)2. kurdistanan oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability.
~ carpet, carpeting, rugfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).