Islamic State in Iraq
English
editEtymology
editFrom the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).
Proper noun
edit- (former name) ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State
Usage notes
editThis name was used after it was disaffiliated from al-Qaeda and before it acquired territory in Syria.
Synonyms
edit- ISI (abbreviation)
Derived terms
edit- ISI (abbreviation)
Translations
edittranslations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
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