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.

Notes

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

It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War .

Example Sentences

The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.

From The Daily Beast

He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.

From The Daily Beast

All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.

From The Daily Beast

His bloodthirsty fighters might be Baghdad's best hope of stopping the Islamic State.

From The Daily Beast

It is not even certain that they can or will defend Baghdad or the oil facilities to the south.

From The Daily Beast

It provides an easy passage practicable in the depth of winter, from Armenia to Kirkuk and Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg

The French word came from the Arab word utabi, which perhaps came from the name of a suburb of the famous city of Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg

The Patron was a very real factor in the poetical life of Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg

The railroad runs across the desert, following approximately the old caravan route to Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg

The golden age lasted about forty years, beginning in 836, when the Caliph Hutasim transferred his capital thither from Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg