Iraq
/ɪˈɹɑːk/
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Iraq proper noun: a country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
Proper noun
Iraq (plural Iraqs)
- 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.2007 August 9, Paul Tait, “M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2025
- 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).
- Synonyms:
- Two Iraqs
Iraq meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Iraq in Hindi
- country
- इराक़ irāq, इराक irāk, ईराक īrāk
Iraq in Tamil
- country
- இராக் irāk, ஈராக் īrāk
Iraq in Marathi
- country
- इराक irāk
Iraq in Urdu
- country
- عِراق 'irāq
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- Iraq in Bengali
- ইরাক irak
- Iraq in Telugu
- ఇరాక్ irāk
- Iraq in Malayalam
- ഇറാഖ് iṟākh
- Iraq in Kannada
- ಇರಾಕ್ irāk
- Iraq in Punjabi
- ਇਰਾਕ਼ irāq, عِراق ʻirāq
- Iraq in Gujarati
- ઇરાક irāk
- Iraq in Odia
- ଇରାକ irāka
- Iraq in Sinhala
- ඉරාකය irākaya
- Iraq in Assamese
- ইৰাক irak
- Iraq in Pashto
- عراق 'irāq
- Iraq in Tagalog
- Irak
- Iraq in Arabic
- الْعِرَاق al-ʕirāq
- Iraq in Malay
- Iraq
- Iraq in Indonesian
- Irak
- Iraq in Thai
- อิรัก ì-rák
- Iraq in Vietnamese
- I-rắc
- Iraq in Myanmar
- အီရတ် irat
- Sindhi
- عراق irāq
- Dhivehi
- އިރާގް irāg
Synonyms of Iraq
- Two Iraqs
Forms of Iraq
| plural | Iraqs |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated, rare) | Irak |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Irack |
| alternative form (rare) | 'Irâq |
| alternative form (rare) | Irâq |
| alternative form (rare) | 'Irāq |
| alternative form (rare) | Irāq |
| alternative form (rare) | ʿIrāq |
Origin of Iraq
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
Words formed from Iraq
Phrases with Iraq
Words that rhyme with Iraq
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Questions about Iraq
- What does Iraq mean?
- Iraq means a country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- What is Iraq in Hindi?
- Iraq in Hindi is इराक़ (irāq), इराक (irāk), ईराक (īrāk). See Iraq meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Iraq?
- Iraq is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Iraq?
- Iraq is pronounced /ɪˈɹɑːk/ (UK).
Words near Iraq in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Iraq (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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