Iraq
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Map of Iraq
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹæk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹak/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk
Proper noun
Iraq (plural Iraqs)
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- (historical) An expansive medieval region of Western Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
- Synonym: Two Iraqs
Derived terms
Translations
country
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See also
- Baghdad
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Anagrams
Asturian
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Crimean Tatar
Proper noun
Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Iraq in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Maltese
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq). The pronunciation with /ʔ/ is probably spelling-based, but perhaps reinforced by a learned understanding that the Arabic ق (q) corresponds to Maltese q.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
L-Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Iraq)
Spanish
Proper noun
Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)