Baghdad

Or Bag·dad

[bag-dad, buhg-dad]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Iraq, in the central part, on the Tigris.

Baghdad

/ bæɡˈdæd /

noun

1. the capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris: capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (762–1258). Pop: 5 910 000 (2005 est)

Baghdad

1. Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River.

Baghdad has long been one of the great cities of the Muslim world.

It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.

Example Sentences

When asked about White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's comment that Washington is more violent than Baghdad, Bowser said "any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false".

From BBC

She criticised White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for dubbing the US capital "more violent than Baghdad".

From BBC

"Building world-class digital and AI infrastructure will act as a magnet," says Baghdad Gherras, founder of a UAE-based AI start-up and a venture investor.

From BBC

She made her first film appearance at the age of 12 as an urchin in Alexander Korda's film The Thief of Baghdad in 1940.

From BBC

Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said "freezing a few bank accounts in Baghdad or slapping a travel ban on a dinghy dealer in Damascus" would not stop small boat crossings.

From BBC