Baath
noun
a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
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Baath
American
[bah-ahth]
/ ˈbɑ ɑθ /
Or
Baʿath,
noun
Ba'ath
British
/ bɑːˈɑːθ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Baath
From the Arabic word baʿath literally, renaissance
Example Sentences
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A strike hit the headquarters of the Baath political party in the densely populated Ras al-Naba neighbourhood on Sunday, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
Sham FM, a pro-government radio station, also reported the strike in Baath.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Most Baath Party-era documents are held by the government, while others were destroyed after the invasion.
From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023
Economic development was hindered by the country’s turbulent history, neglect by the Baath party regime since the 1980s, then later by wars and sanctions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2022
Is it going to be ex-soldiers, much like what happened in Iraq when the Baath party was removed from power and the Iraqi army was demobilized?
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2019
When Hussein was deposed in Iraq, the military officers, Ba’ath Party loyalists and regime-tied sycophants who ruled the roost for nearly a quarter-century were forced to make do with an entirely new situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Meanwhile, Lebanese newspaper Nida al-Watan reports that Mamlouk was smuggled across the border and into the Lebanese capital Beirut by Hezbollah - a long-time ally of Syria's Ba'ath government.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
Hafez al-Assad took control of the country in 1971 after staging a coup within his Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2024
The caption identified the building as the local headquarters for the Ba'ath party and said protesters had been trying to close it down.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023
While not a terrorist, she said, he worked for a time in Iraq for the Ba’ath Party, best known for its reviled leader, Saddam Hussein.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
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