Baath

or Baʿath, Baʿth

[ bah-ahth ]

noun

1. a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.

Ba'ath

/ bɑːˈɑːθ /

noun

1. See Ba'th
   a variant of Ba'th

Other Words From

• Baath·ism noun
• Baath·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baath¹

From the Arabic word baʿath literally, renaissance

Example Sentences

No regime embodied the dysfunction of the Middle East like Saddam's Baath Party.

From The Daily Beast

The Baath in Iraq was the only government in the world, after the Nazis, to use poison gas on its own people.

From The Daily Beast

But this did not prevent the Baath from thriving, in its day.

From The Daily Beast

The Iraqi Baath achieved a toll of many hundreds of thousands.

From The Daily Beast

On Monday, I spoke by phone to Mohammed, an opposition activist hiding out in the Al-Shams area of Homs near Al-Baath University.

From The Daily Beast