Baghdad

American  

[bag-dad, buhg-dad] / ˈbæg dæd, bəgˈdæd /

Or Bagdad

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Iraq, in the central part, on the Tigris.

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Baghdad British  

/ bæɡˈdæd /

noun

1. the capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris: capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (762–1258). Pop: 5 910 000 (2005 est)

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Baghdad Cultural  

1. Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River.

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

It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.

Example Sentences

A 61-year-old immigrant from Baghdad and a member of the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council, Alnajjar said that at his job interview with the city in 1989, he was asked where he saw himself years later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

That Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government could set aside their many differences to get the oil flowing sends a huge sign, Medlock said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Kittleson had been scheduled to fly out of Baghdad, but the attack led the convoy to return to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

After his audience with Macron, the pope met with bishops from the Chaldean Church of Baghdad, whom he called "signs of hope in a world marked by senseless and inhuman violence".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

He smiled nervously as he explained to the reporter that this was how he planned to keep the girl’s insulin cold if and when the power went out in Baghdad.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx