Arbil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The first Syrian-Americans, according to one popular narrative, were the Arbeelys: a family headed by the professor Joseph Arbeely, born Yusuf Hanna, in the town of Arbil, near Damascus.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 16, 2017
The men who replaced them are more amenable to a compromise, as this week's agreement with Arbil shows.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2014
On Tuesday, a temporary agreement between Baghdad and Arbil to end their dispute over oil exports and budget payments looked, at first glance, like Kurdistan returning to the Iraqi capital's control.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2014
When IS threatened to take Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan's capital, the United States bailed out the Kurds with a bombing campaign.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2014
In the territory of Arbela, where the town of Arbil now is, Alexander had defeated Darius, the last king of Persia.
From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Stewart, Aubrey
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
