Iraqi
Americannoun
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Iraqis
plural
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a native of Iraq.
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Also Iraqi Arabic the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.
adjective
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Origin of Iraqi
First recorded in 1770–80; from Arabic ʿIrāqī, equivalent to ʿIrāq Iraq + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin
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Shanidar Cave, situated in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan, has played a major role in changing scientific views of Neanderthal behavior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Troops have been based there since 2015, and today they number between 800 and 1,000, an Iraqi security source told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The wounded Neanderthal's remains were found in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The former Iraqi president -- himself a one time refugee -- spelled out the bleak situation while opening UNHCR's annual executive committee meeting, which runs until Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Zeitoun and his shipmates knew that entering the Gulf of Oman, en route to the Persian Gulf, meant risking the wrath of Iraqi or Iranian submarines and warships.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
He wants badly to reach out to the Iraqis to find some kind of relief, hence the film’s title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Other Iraqis wonder whether the U.S. withdrawal will trigger a repeat of 2014, when Iraqi forces melted away in disarray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Iraqis greeted them with gifts of drinks and food, continuing the tradition of offering refreshments to pilgrims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Two-tenths of a percent is a rounding error on a rounding error, and I wouldn’t bet against a stadium full of Iraqis and Norwegians sorting one another more finely to clear it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Saudis, the Iranians, the Iraqis, they called the shots, they were the ones with the vast stockpiles of oil, not the Americans, where the holes were running dry.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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