Iraq
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Iraq
- /ɪˈɹɑːk/ UK
- /ɪˈɹæk/ UK
- /ɪˈɹɑːk/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɪˈɹak/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɪˈɹɑːk/ Canada, US
- /ɪˈɹæːk/ Canada, US
- /aɪˈɹæk/ Canada, US
- /ɪˈɹɐːk/ Australia
- /əˈɹɐːk/ New Zealand
- /ɪˈɾak/ Scotland
- /ɪˈɾaːk/ Wales
- /ɪˈɾak/ Wales
Rhymes with -ɑːk, -æk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
proper noun Iraqs · Irak · Irack · 'Irâq · Irâq · 'Irāq
- 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.
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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).
Similar: Two Iraqs
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: irak, al-iraq, baghdad, iran, kuwait, persia, mesopotamia, iraqi, levant, yitzhak, queen, country, war, gulf, the, race
Translations
Talk about this word "Iraq." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iraq. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Iraq. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iraq "Iraq." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iraq.Cite this
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title = {Iraq},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iraq},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
