Iraq

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
• (Australia) IPA: /ɪˈɹak/
• (America) IPA: /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/

Proper noun

1. A country in Western Asia, in the.
2. (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).

   Synonyms: Two Iraqs

Translations

• French: Iraq, Irak
• German: Irak
• Italian: Iraq
• Portuguese: Iraque
• Russian: Ира́к
• Spanish: Irak

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