Iraq

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɪˈɹɑːk//
United Kingdom//ɪˈɹæk//
United Kingdom//ɪˈɹak//

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

proper noun

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
historicalAn 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).

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: Iraqs

Ira · A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible…Iran · A country in West Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of…Iranian · Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.

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

Iraqi · Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.Ireland · A large island in northwestern Europe.irene · The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.

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