Baghdad

or Bag·dad

[ bag-dad, buhg-dad ]

/ ˈbæg dæd, bəgˈdæd /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Baghdad

baggies, bagging, baggy, baggy green, bagh, Baghdad, bagheera, baghla, Bāghlān, bagie, bag it

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How to use Baghdad in a sentence

After Thursday’s event, the tablet is expected to be sent to Iraq and displayed at the National Museum in Baghdad, she said.
Hobby Lobby’s forfeited Gilgamesh tablet is headed back to Iraq, and authorities hope it will be a warning to smugglers|Peggy McGlone|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
Some of the Iraqi artifacts seized by the government and repatriated in 2018 are now at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, where scholars have had access to them, said Eckart Frahm, professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University.
Rare ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet, once on view at the Museum of the Bible, is one step closer to being returned to Iraq|Peggy McGlone|July 29, 2021|Washington Post
On June 7, the 19-year-old Army private was in the turret of his armored truck outside Baghdad.
Inside One Combat Vet's Journey From Defending His Country to Storming the Capitol|W.J. Hennigan/Washington|July 9, 2021|Time
The funny part was, even months later when I went back to embed with the unit in Baghdad, some of the paratroopers were still talking about how the 325th tried to take Thomas the Tank Engine to Baghdad.
We Want to Hear Stories of Heroism—But Those Aren’t the War Stories Veterans Want to Tell|Kevin Maurer|November 11, 2020|Time

Then he asked the participants to estimate the distances between six cities in Europe, six in the US, and Baghdad, Iraq.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche|Jessica Wapner|October 2, 2020|Popular-Science
The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His bloodthirsty fighters might be Baghdad's best hope of stopping the Islamic State.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 3-9, 2014|William Boot|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not even certain that they can or will defend Baghdad or the oil facilities to the south.
There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It provides an easy passage practicable in the depth of winter, from Armenia to Kirkuk and Baghdad.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
The French word came from the Arab word utabi, which perhaps came from the name of a suburb of the famous city of Baghdad.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
The Patron was a very real factor in the poetical life of Baghdad.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
The railroad runs across the desert, following approximately the old caravan route to Baghdad.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The golden age lasted about forty years, beginning in 836, when the Caliph Hutasim transferred his capital thither from Baghdad.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for Baghdad

Baghdad

Bagdad

/ (bæɡˈdæd) /

noun

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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Cultural definitions for Baghdad

Baghdad

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

notes for Baghdad

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

notes for Baghdad

It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.