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

Drones piloted by fiber-optic wires that render jamming useless cruised above an American base in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It was once one of the wealthiest places on Earth, as spices, silk and jewels from India moved through its waters destined for trading centers like Baghdad, and ultimately Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security official and a security source said.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Baghdad had already said it was cutting output because of the crisis, with Kuwait and kingpin Saudi Arabia following suit.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Once I did, I realized that something really important had happened while I was fixated on the olive groves of Kabul and Baghdad.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman