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Iraq

proper noun
i-RAK/ɪˈɹæk/Sayi-RAHKUK/ɪˈɹɑːk/AUS/ɪˈɹɐːk/

2 meanings of Iraq

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  1. 1
    proper noun
    A country in the Middle East, in West Asia. Its capital city is Baghdad.

    Iraq is a country with hot, dry summers and very little rain.

    Baghdad is the largest city in Iraq.

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  2. 2
    proper nounhistorical
    A large region of West Asia in the Middle Ages. It covered modern Iraq and parts of western Iran.

    Long ago, traders crossed Iraq on the road from Baghdad to the hills of Persia.

    Old maps showed Iraq stretching far into what is now western Iran.

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Origin

This word comes from the Arabic name for the country, al-ʕirāq.