Iraq

• Irak (dated, rare)
• 'Irâq, Irâq, 'Irāq, Irāq, ʿIrāq (rare)

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɑːk/, /ɪˈɹak/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹak/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹæk/, /ɪˈɹɑk/, /aɪˈɹæk/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk

Iraq (plural Iraqs)

1. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
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).

   Synonym: Two Iraqs

• 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

• Qira, qari, riq'a

Iraq m

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

• iraquí

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [iˈɾak]

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Iraq m

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

• iraquià

Iraq

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Iraq

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

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Iraq m

1. Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

• IPA^(key): /iˈrak/, /ˈi.rak/[1]
• Rhymes: -ak, -irak
• Hyphenation: I‧ràq, Ì‧raq

Iraq m

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

• iracheno

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈraːʔ/

L-Iraq m

1. Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Iraq)

Iraq m

1. Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)