Iraq
pronunciation
How to pronounce Iraq in British English:
UK [ɪ'rɑ:k]
How to pronounce Iraq in American English:
US [ɪ'ræk]
-
- Noun:
- a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism
Word Origin
- Iraq
- country name, 1920, from an Arabic name attested since 6c. for the region known in Greek as Mesopotamia; often said to be from Arabic `araqa, covering notions such as "perspiring, deeply rooted, well-watered," which may reflect the impression the lush river-land made on desert Arabs. But the name may be from, or influenced by, Sumerian Uruk (Biblical Erech), anciently a prominent city in what is now southern Iraq (from Sumerian uru "city").
Example
- 1. Iraq 's sovereignty is its own .
- 2. As iraq war ends , was it worth it ?
- 3. Iraq and iran are critical .
- 4. Iraq never fitted that description .
- 5. Iraq turned into a bloodbath .