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Tikrit

Tikrit proper noun: a city in northern Iraq.

Proper noun

Tikrit

  1. A city in northern Iraq.

Tikrit meaning in Arabic

Tikrit in Arabic

City in Iraq
تِكْرِيت Tikrīt

Origin of Tikrit

From Ottoman Turkish تكريت (Tikrit) and Arabic تِكْرِيت (Tikrīt).

Questions about Tikrit

What does Tikrit mean?
Tikrit means a city in northern Iraq.
What is Tikrit in Arabic?
Tikrit in Arabic is تِكْرِيت (Tikrīt). See Tikrit meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Tikrit?
Tikrit is a proper noun.

Words near Tikrit in the dictionary

  1. tikopek
  2. Tikopia
  3. Tikopian
  4. Tikopians
  5. tikor
  6. Tikrit
  7. Tiksi
  8. TikTok
  9. TikTok-able
  10. TikTok-er
  11. TikTok-ers

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