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Iraqgate

Iraqgate proper noun: a 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq.

Proper noun

Iraqgate

  1. (informal) A 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq.

Origin of Iraqgate

From Iraq + -gate.

Questions about Iraqgate

What does Iraqgate mean?
Iraqgate means a 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq.
What part of speech is Iraqgate?
Iraqgate is a proper noun.

Words near Iraqgate in the dictionary

  1. Iranosphere
  2. Iranun
  3. Iranzamin
  4. Iraq
  5. Iraq al-Ajam
  6. Iraqgate
  7. Iraqi
  8. Iraqi Bacter
  9. Iraqian
  10. Iraqians
  11. Iraqibacter

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