Baghdad

Or Bag·dad

[bag-dad, buhg-dad]

noun

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

Baghdad

/ bæɡˈdæd /

noun

1. the capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris: capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (762–1258). Pop: 5 910 000 (2005 est)

Baghdad

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

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

It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.

Example Sentences

That’s why the infamous newspaper columnist Herb Caen dubbed it “Baghdad by the Bay” more than 80 years ago, when the town had already fully embraced its outsider status.

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When asked about White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's comment that Washington is more violent than Baghdad, Bowser said "any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false".

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She criticised White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for dubbing the US capital "more violent than Baghdad".

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"Building world-class digital and AI infrastructure will act as a magnet," says Baghdad Gherras, founder of a UAE-based AI start-up and a venture investor.

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She made her first film appearance at the age of 12 as an urchin in Alexander Korda's film The Thief of Baghdad in 1940.

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