Iraqi

//ɪˈɹɑːki// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

    "The order, which effectively halts the display of the flag virtually anywhere in Iraq, except the United States Embassy, said that flying the flag on buildings in Iraq would only reenforce the anti-American message that the military was "here to oppress the Iraqis.""

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Iraq wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq. historical, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people. not-comparable

    "Under an urgent need to arm Iraqi forces, weapons had been supplied by coalition members and Iraqi procurements, and captured weapons had also been used, Dempsey said."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture wordnet

Synonyms

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irakiirakiiraki

Example

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"The allies controlled all major Iraqi cities."

Etymology

From Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi”), equivalent to Iraq + -i.

Related phrases

persian iraq

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