Definition of Kurdistan

1. Noun. An extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus.


2. Noun. An oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability.
Generic synonyms: Carpet, Carpeting, Rug

Definition of Kurdistan

1. Proper noun. A region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds. It encompasses parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kurdistan

Kuntscher
Kuntscher nail
Kununurra
Kuomintang
Kuopio
Kupffer
Kupffer's cell
Kuppfer cell
Kur
Kura
Kura River
Kurd
Kurdestan
Kurdish
Kurdishness
Kurdistan
Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast
Kurdistan Labor Pary
Kurdistan Workers Party
Kurdistani
Kurdistanis
Kurdophone
Kurdophones
Kurds
Kurgan
Kuria
Kurigram District
Kuril Islands
Kurilian
Kurilians

Literary usage of Kurdistan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1841)
"But the modern application of the name kurdistan is justified by long usage: that name is given to the same country in the present day by the Persians, ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"kurdistan is not an accurately defined province, but the expression may be ... The greatest extent of kurdistan is south-eastward, where it covers all the ..."

3. Art Panels from the Hand Looms of the Far Orient by Garabed Thomas Pushman (1911)
"Rugs known as Bijar and kurdistan are practically the same; they are woven by the Kurds and have ... Just to feel a kurdistan rug will betray its origin. ..."

4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"A JOURNEY IN PERSIAN kurdistan. By WALTER B. HARRIS. I mrr Tabriz on May 12 of this year (1895), and, skirting between the slopes of Mount Sahand and the ..."

5. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"It is a reasonable conclusion that the Iraqi army laid and abandoned these millions of mines to make large areas of kurdistan unusable for all time. ..."

6. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1855)
"Rice is brought from the valle« of kurdistan, while its mountain sides supply the city with an abundance of the finest рта[и.ч Figs come mostly from the ..."

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