Baghdad

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بغداد (bağdād) (see there for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæɡˈdæd/, /ˈbæɡdæd/
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  • Rhymes: -æd

Proper noun

Baghdad

  1. The capital of and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; a historical center of the Muslim world.
  2. A governorate of Iraq.

Derived terms

  • Bagadates

Translations

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