Kurdistan
Meaning
- A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
- (broadly) An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
- (broadly) A province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
Translations
Kurdistan
Koerdistan
Kurdistán
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Kürdistan
Κουρδιστάν
Kurdistan
Curdistão
كردستان
Kurdistan
KurdistanFrequency
Etymology
In summary
Either from Northern Kurdish Kurdistan or from Classical Persian کُرْدِسْتَان (kurdistān), equivalent to Kurd + -i- + -stan.
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