English Explanatory Dictionary

Iraq

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪˈɹɑːk/ /ɪˈɹæːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Iraq.wav /aɪˈɹæk/ En-us-Iraq.ogg /ɪˈɹɐːk/ /əˈɹɐːk/

Word forms

Iraq Iraqs Irak Irack 'Irâq Irâq 'Irāq Irāq ʿIrāq

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Two Iraqs

Related words

Baghdad

Derived words

Ajami Iraq Arabian Iraq Iraqi Iraqnam Iraqnophobia Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Vietraq
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