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

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

So were Iraq in a 1-0 loss that is still discussed to this day in Baghdad.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The British hoped the situation would stabilize before returning to Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

“I am famous from the courts of Chang’an to the caliphate of Baghdad for my honesty. They speak of my bargains among the tongueless island tribes—they click about me, like you do, Rasseem.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri