Iraq

//ɪˈɹæk// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

    "The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said."

  2. 2
    An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq). historical

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al iraqirakrepublic of iraqtwo iraqs

Example

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"The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).

Related phrases

Ajami IraqArabian IraqIslamic State in Iraq and SyriaIslamic State in Iraq and the LevantIslamic State of Iraq and SyriaIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantrepublic of iraqsaudi arabia

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