Kurd

noun

ˈku̇rd  ˈkərd 

: a member of a pastoral and agricultural people who inhabit a plateau region in adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Kurdish

ˈku̇r-dish  ˈkər- 

adjective

Examples of Kurd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One person seemingly determined to ignore the war was Adnan Abdo, a Syrian Kurd who worked as a farmhand in Tyre. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Iraq follows a complex sectarian quota system of government, which requires the prime minister to be a Shia Muslim, the speaker of the parliament to be a Sunni Muslim, and the president of the country to be a Kurd. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026

The government moved to disarm other militias, including Kurd, Alawite and Druze self-defense groups, and sidelined local leaders. — Rami Zeedan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025

Unlike their Syrian Kurd counterparts in the country’s north, Druze leaders haven’t forged lasting deals with Damascus. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025

Mohamed’s wife, Ruba Al Kurd, captured a photo of Mohamed reuniting with their daughter last fall. — Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024

Under Iraq’s scheme, the prime minister must be a Shiite, the speaker of parliament a Sunni, and the (largely ceremonial) president a Kurd. — Mohamad Bazzi, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Kurd

• blurred
• burd
• curd
• curred
• furred
• gerd
• gird
• herd
• nerd
• purred
• sherd
• slurred

Kids Definition

Kurd

noun

ˈku̇(ə)rd  ˈkərd 

: a member of a nomadic people who live in a region that is partly in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Kurdish

-ish 

adjective