Kurdistan
noun
Kur·di·stan
ˌku̇r-də-ˈstan 
ˌkər-
ˌkər-
: an Oriental rug woven by the Kurds and noted for fine colors
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Kurdistan
geographical name
Kur·di·stan
ˌku̇r-də-ˈstan
ˌkər-,
-ˈstän;
ˈkər-də-ˌstan,
-ˌstän
region of eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria that is largely inhabited by Kurds population 28,000,000
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