Baghdad
pronunciation
How to pronounce Baghdad in British English:
UK [ˈbægˌdæd]
How to pronounce Baghdad in American English:
US [ˈbæɡˌdæd]
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- Noun:
- capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
Word Origin
- Baghdad
- a pre-Islamic name apparently of Indo-European origin and probably meaning "gift of god," with the first element related to Russian bog "god" and the second to English donor. Marco Polo (13c.) wrote it Baudac.
Example
- 1. We hired a driver to take us to baghdad .
- 2. Above , iraqi soldiers in baghdad .
- 3. They can no longer move freely around baghdad .
- 4. Those in baghdad are lonely , too .
- 5. American commanders in baghdad have been here before .