Iraqi

American  

[ih-rak-ee, ih-rah-kee] / ɪˈræk i, ɪˈrɑ ki /

Rarely Iraki

noun

• Iraqis
  plural

1. a native of Iraq.

2. Also Iraqi Arabic the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq, its inhabitants, or their language.

Iraqi British  

/ ɪˈrɑːkɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Iraq

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Iraqi
  noun
• pro-Iraqi
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Iraqis
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Iraqi

First recorded in 1770–80; from Arabic ʿIrāqī, equivalent to ʿIrāq Iraq + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

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Example Sentences

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Iraqi Iraqis

"It's the only museum in Iraq belonging to the Jewish community," Ammar al-Tamimi, lawyer for the committee of Iraqi Jews that manages the community's properties, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Shanidar Cave, situated in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan, has played a major role in changing scientific views of Neanderthal behavior.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was engaging with Iraqi authorities as it prepares a new bailout program for the country, whose economy has been battered by the war on Iran.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Many Iraqi women have told the BBC they felt failed by the justice and police systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"You remember Saddam Hussein, the old Iraqi dictator?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Other Iraqis wonder whether the U.S. withdrawal will trigger a repeat of 2014, when Iraqi forces melted away in disarray.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two-tenths of a percent is a rounding error on a rounding error, and I wouldn’t bet against a stadium full of Iraqis and Norwegians sorting one another more finely to clear it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The real return isn’t in hotel occupancy or pounds of ribs sold; it’s in the 90 minutes when 40 million Iraqis narrowed to one—a man weeping over a goal that meant nothing and everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

He couldn’t put a number to the amount of people he treated, which included U.S. soldiers, Iraqis, contractors, and journalists.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

For instance, today almost all Japanese and Scandinavians are literate but most Iraqis are not: why did writing nevertheless arise nearly four thousand years earlier in Iraq?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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