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庫爾德斯坦

简库尔德斯坦 · 繁庫爾德斯坦

Mandarin · pinyin Kù ěr dé sī tǎn

Kurdistan

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–2–1–3 · Ku4 er3 de2 si1 tan3

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(Mainland-China) Kurdistan (a cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)
(by extension) Kurdistan (an autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
(by extension) Kurdistan (a province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)

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