Курдистон

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Tajik

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Etymology

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From курд (kurd) +‎ -истон (-iston).

Proper noun

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Курдистон (Kurdiston) (Persian spelling کردستان)

  1. Kurdistan (A region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds. It encompasses parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)
  2. (by extension) Kurdistan (an autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
  3. (by extension) Kurdistan (a province in northwestern Iran lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)