Kurdistan

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US/ˈkəɹdɪˌstæn/US[ˈkʰɝdɪˌstɛə̯n]UK/ˈkəːdɪˌstɑːn/UK/ˈkəːdɪˌstæn/

proper noun

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

OriginClassical Persian کُرْدِسْتَان ← Kurdish →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

    He was nicknamed Chemical Ali by Iraqi Kurds, who also called him the Butcher of Kurdistan

    2010 January 25, “Iraq executes Chemical Ali”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025
  2. broadlyAn autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
  3. broadlyA province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.

Origin

  1. Kurdish
  2. Classical Persianکُرْدِسْتَان
  3. EnglishKurdistan

Either from Classical Persian کُرْدِسْتَان (kurdistān) (whence modern Iranian Persian کُرْدِسْتان (kordestân)), or from a variety of Kurdish (see کوردستان / Kurdistan). Equivalent to Kurd + -istan.

More words from Classical Persian, Kurdish

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γορδυηνή
  • Γορδυηνή (Gorduēnḗ)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Arabic كُرْدِسْتَان
  • كُرْدِسْتَان (kurdistān)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Basque Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Bengali কুর্দিস্তান
  • কুর্দিস্তান (kurdistan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Bulgarian Кюрдиста́н
  • Кюрдиста́н (Kjurdistán)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Catalan Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Chinese Mandarin 庫爾德斯坦 /库尔德斯坦, 庫德斯坦 /库德斯坦
  • 庫爾德斯坦 /库尔德斯坦 (Kù'ěrdésītǎn)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
  • 庫德斯坦 /库德斯坦 (Kùdésītǎn)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Czech Kurdistán
  • Kurdistáncultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Danish Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Dutch Koerdistan
  • Koerdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Estonian Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Finnish Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
French Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
German Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Greek Κουρδιστάν
  • Κουρδιστάν (Kourdistán)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Hebrew כּוּרְדִּיסְטָן
  • כּוּרְדִּיסְטָן (kurdistan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Hindi कुर्दिस्तान
  • कुर्दिस्तान (kurdistān)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Hungarian Kurdisztán
  • Kurdisztáncultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Icelandic Kúrdistan
  • Kúrdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Indonesian Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Irish An Chordastáin
  • An Chordastáincultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Italian Kurdistan, Curdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
  • Curdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Japanese クルディスタン
  • クルディスタン (Kurudisutan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Korean 쿠르디스탄
  • 쿠르디스탄 (Kureudiseutan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Latin Corduēna
  • Corduēnacultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Latvian Kurdistāna
  • Kurdistānacultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Lithuanian Kurdistanas
  • Kurdistanascultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Malay Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Norwegian Bokmål Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Polish Kurdystan
  • Kurdystancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Portuguese Curdistão, Kurdistão
  • Curdistãocultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
  • Kurdistãocultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Romanian Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Russian Курдиста́н
  • Курдиста́н (Kurdistán)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Slovak Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Spanish Kurdistán
  • Kurdistáncultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Swedish Kurdistan
  • Kurdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Thai เคอร์ดิสถาน
  • เคอร์ดิสถาน (kəə-dì-sà-tǎan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Turkish Kürdistan
  • Kürdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Ukrainian Курдиста́н
  • Курдиста́н (Kurdystán)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Urdu کُرْدِسْتان
  • کُرْدِسْتان (kurdistān)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Welsh Cwrdistan
  • Cwrdistancultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Yiddish קורדיסטאַן
  • קורדיסטאַן (kurdistan)cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds
Cite this entry
APA

Kurdistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurdistan

MLA

“Kurdistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurdistan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kurdistan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurdistan.

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