Iraqi
USi-RAK-ee/ɪˈɹæki/i-RAH-kee/ɪˈɹɑːki/
Noun pluralIraqis
PluralIraqis
- 1Coming from or having to do with Iraq or its people.
The Iraqi flag flew above the government building.
My neighbor cooks delicious Iraqi food every weekend.
- 2A person who comes from Iraq or whose family is from there.
She is an Iraqi who moved to Canada as a child.
Many Iraqis live in cities along the rivers.
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- 3Coming from or having to do with the old region called Persian Iraq.
The merchant carried silk along the old Iraqi roads of the Persian plateau.
Medieval poets praised the Iraqi cities ruled by the Persian court.
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Origin
From an Arabic word meaning "Iraqi". It is Iraq plus the ending "-i".