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

Ten years later, he was in Baghdad covering another war.

From Los Angeles Times

He was one of the few Western reporters to stay in Baghdad, according to AP, with one of his first broadcasts from the city being interrupted by the sounds of missiles and air-raid sirens.

From BBC

Sudani’s coalition led in eight out of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including the capital Baghdad, initial results showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Working in partnership with the University of Baghdad, Professor Jiménez rediscovered a Babylonian text that had remained hidden for more than a millennium.

From Science Daily

Washington remains Baghdad’s closest security partner and top weapons supplier.

From The Wall Street Journal