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

The national team has not played a World Cup qualifier in Baghdad since.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In the end, they made it and returned victorious, on an open-top bus parade through the crowded streets of a delighted Baghdad.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It added that he “assisted in facilitating Iraqi investments” for Qassem Soleimani, the Quds Force commander who was killed in a 2020 U.S. drone strike near Baghdad ordered by Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

There must have been about ten or fifteen people packed into a crappy-looking apartment, which, according to the reporter, was in the heart of Baghdad.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx