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How do you use Kurdistan in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rug or carpet, plus the exact meaning.

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Kurdistan in a sentence

Kurdistan meaning

  1. A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
  2. An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
  3. A province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.

Synonyms of Kurdistan

geographical area geographic area geographical region geographic region rug carpet carpeting

Related words

Other words often associated with Kurdistan or its synonyms:

region furnishing cover

Using Kurdistan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. | An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region. | A province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.
  • Useful related words include: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region.
  • In the example corpus, kurdistan often appears in combinations such as: kurdistan workers, the kurdistan, outlawed kurdistan.

Context around Kurdistan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

iraqi 4× outlawed 3× red 1× banned 1× example 1× autonomous 1×

Often after:

workers 7× region 4× okrug 1× regional 1× via 1× women 1× experiences 1×

Sentence patterns with Kurdistan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the outlawed kurdistan workers party 3× all of kurdistan s oil 1× as iraqi kurdistan experiences a 1× crude from kurdistan via a 1× for example kurdistan the untold 1× for the kurdistan workers party 1× form the kurdistan okrug or 1× from iraqi kurdistan has also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

al mandani added 1× also friday the 1× anadolu agency says 1× but turkey is 1× erdogan has delayed 1× even as erdogan 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the quake 1× cities of mesopotamia 1× cleric fethullah gülen 1× from their homes 1× its western allies 1× kurdistan workers party 1×

Words around Kurdistan

Just before it in the word index:

kurdish 687 kurdi 10 kurd 24 kurchatov 3 kurbis 3 kurbegovic 2

Just after it in the word index:

kurds 330 kure 27 kuredjian 2 kureha 2 kureishi 6 kurek 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

adaptability 146 alam 146 anzac 146 arable 146 armory 146 balkan 146

Corpus analysis for Kurdistan

  • In this selection, "kurdistan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, iraqi, outlawed, red, workers, region and okrug stand out and add context to how "kurdistan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the outlawed kurdistan workers party and all of kurdistan s oil. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kurdistan" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and anzac, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kurdistan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The second tribute is from The Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK). (11 words)

Al-Mandani added, “There is only one region, the Kurdistan Region. (11 words)

Iraqi Kurdistan has long accused Baghdad of not sending the necessary funds to pay civil servants. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen. (42 words)

According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes. (39 words)

Turkish security forces conducted a successful air operation in northern Iraq’s Hakurk region, resulting in the elimination of six members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a statement from Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Monday. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

In 1920, two Kurdish-inhabited areas of Jewanshir (capital Kalbajar ) and eastern Zangazur (capital Lachin ) were combined to form the Kurdistan Okrug (or "Red Kurdistan").

According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes.

Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said it was declaring a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.

Anadolu Agency says those detained are suspected of financing the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, of recruiting members or of engaging in propaganda on behalf of the group.

But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen.

Erdogan has delayed approving the application, accusing Stockholm of sheltering “terrorists” from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Even as Erdogan blasts Israel for killing babies in Gaza, Turkish drones are killing women and children as they hunt down militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq.

For example, Kurdistan: The Untold Story of Mesopotamiafollows a team as they look into the sights and ancient cities of Mesopotamia.

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For years, all of Kurdistan's oil exports -- some 450,000 barrels per day -- were sent to Turkey, without the approval of Iraq's federal government.

He has moved dozens of bee hive boxes from central Iraq to seven sites scattered across the mountains of the northern autonomous Kurdistan region, where the air is cooler and the land greener.

Iraqi Kurdistan has long accused Baghdad of not sending the necessary funds to pay civil servants.

Nasr explained that after Iranian Kurds mostly boycotted the 1979 referendum that established the Islamic Republic, many have been seeking safety in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, where they have established political organizations opposing the Iranian regime.

Prices rose in the previous session after Turkey stopped pumping crude from Kurdistan via a pipeline following an arbitration decision that confirmed Baghdad's consent was needed to ship the oil.

The premier also had a separate phone call with the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, and discussed the latest situation in Kirkuk.

The recent disruption to supply from Iraqi Kurdistan has also eased, with exports to Turkey resuming,” they said.

The second tribute is from The Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK).

These elite-level squabbles have real consequences, particularly as Iraqi Kurdistan experiences a prolonged financial crisis.

Turkey has complained about what it sees as Stockholm’s tolerance of support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Turkish security forces conducted a successful air operation in northern Iraq’s Hakurk region, resulting in the elimination of six members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a statement from Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Monday.

Al-Mandani added, “There is only one region, the Kurdistan Region.

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Common combinations with kurdistan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kurdistan" in a sentence?
An example: "In 1920, two Kurdish-inhabited areas of Jewanshir (capital Kalbajar ) and eastern Zangazur (capital Lachin ) were combined to form the Kurdistan Okrug (or "Red Kurdistan")." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kurdistan" from authentic English texts.
What does "kurdistan" mean?
Kurdistan means: A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
What are synonyms of "kurdistan"?
Common synonyms of "kurdistan" include: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region, rug, carpet, carpeting.
How many example sentences with "kurdistan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kurdistan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.