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nounan extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
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nounan oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability
Definition that contains kurdistan
- kurdish of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture
- kurd a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
- pesh merga a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan
- ansar al islam a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
- supporters of islam a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
- ansar al-islam a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
- iraqi kurdistan the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq