Baghdad
English
Alternative forms
- Bagdad, Bagdat
Etymology
From Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Persian بغداد (baǧdâd) (see there for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæɡˈdæd/, /ˈbæɡdæd/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -æd
Proper noun
Baghdad
- The capital of and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; a historical center of the Muslim world.
Derived terms
- Baghdad by the Bay
- Baghdadi
- Baghdadian
Related terms
- Bagadates
Translations
city
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