Iraqi
Americannoun
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a native of Iraq.
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Also Iraqi Arabic the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.
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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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"What Kuwait is experiencing today is something we did not experience even during the Iraqi invasion in terms of psychological pressure and not knowing where events are headed," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Iraqi troops burnt hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells as they withdrew after their 1991 defeat, straining the country's energy resources and causing an environmental crisis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said more drones were intercepted above the regional capital of Erbil on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Iranian delegation was welcomed on arrival by Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi, whose government declared Wednesday a public holiday.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Zeitoun and his shipmates knew that entering the Gulf of Oman, en route to the Persian Gulf, meant risking the wrath of Iraqi or Iranian submarines and warships.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
Unlike most countries, Iraq has few private banks with relationships with other major international-financial institutions, making it difficult to acquire U.S. currency that is in heavy demand from ordinary Iraqis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Five of his eight fellow crew members were Iraqis who departed for home, leaving him and the other sailors on board.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
The Saudis, the Iranians, the Iraqis, they called the shots, they were the ones with the vast stockpiles of oil, not the Americans, where the holes were running dry.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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