Cordŭēna, ae, f., = Γορδυηνή,
I a district of Greater Armenia , now Kurdistan , Amm. 16, 8, 20 al.
II —Hence, Cordŭēni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Corduena , now the Kurds , Sall. H. 4, 60 Dietsch; Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Sext. Ruf. Brev. 20.—Called also Gordyaei , ōrum, m., Curt. 5, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 10, 8; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30.