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

Some oil-town papers like the Fort Worth, Texas, Star-Telegram ran a Reuters’ report from Baghdad on Sept. 26, 1960.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Black Hawk helicopter and air-defense radar system in Baghdad in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

U.S. officials say the hold on Iraq’s dollar shipments is temporary, but they didn’t say what specific steps Baghdad needs to take for the deliveries to resume.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

‘Here is the Sultan of Baghdad speaking,’ the voice said.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl