Baghdad
/bæɡˈdæd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The capital city of Iraq.
- 2 A governorate of Iraq.
Example
More examples"The coalition force fired at her car at the checkpoint in Baghdad."
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta.