Iraq Definition

ĭ-răk, ĭ-räk, ī-răk
pronoun

Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq.

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Origin of Iraq

  • Possibly from Sumerian “Uruk” or “Warka” (Biblical “Erech”) region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses ‘Iraq’ as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عريق (ʕaríːq, “deep-rooted”), from عرق (ʕirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian's erāq (“lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.

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Iraq Sentence Examples

  • The sad fact is that the American hostages in Iraq were forgotten casualties of war.

  • Some of the imagery taken from Iraq is truly astounding.

  • What happened to the vast oil production bonanza that was going to flow from Iraq?

  • The Kurds believe Turkey's goal would be to suppress the creation of a truly autonomous Kurdish state in northern Iraq.

  • Strategically, the existence of an Iraq which is not beholden to America is an irritant which cannot be allowed to long continue.

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Words Starting With

IIRIRA

Words Ending With

QAQ

Unscrambles

Iraq

Words Starting With I and Ending With Q

Starts With I & Ends With QStarts With IR & Ends With QStarts With I & Ends With AQ

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With I4 Letter Words Ending With Q