Iraq

Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹɑːk/

The English word “Iraq” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).

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

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