Iraq
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹak/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk
Proper noun edit
Iraq (plural Iraqs)
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- (historical) An expansive medieval region of Western Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
- Synonym: Two Iraqs
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- Baghdad
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
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Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Crimean Tatar edit
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Iraq
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
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References edit
- ^ Iraq in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, ultimately from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq). The pronunciation with /ʔ/ is probably spelling-based, but perhaps reinforced by a learned understanding that the Arabic ق (q) corresponds to Maltese q.
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L-Iraq m
- Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Iraq)
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Iraq m
- Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)