Iraqi

American  

[ih-rak-ee, ih-rah-kee] / ɪˈræk i, ɪˈrɑ ki /

Rarely Iraki

noun

• Iraqis
  plural

1. a native of Iraq.

2. Also Iraqi Arabic the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq, its inhabitants, or their language.

Iraqi British  

/ ɪˈrɑːkɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Iraq

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Iraqi
  noun
• pro-Iraqi
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Iraqis
  plural

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Etymology

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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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Iraqi Iraqis

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

Across Israel, a schnitzel sandwich like this one, sometimes served with Yemeni zhug or Iraqi amba, is everywhere from bus stations to school cafeterias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 1992, he was offered a peerage by Conservative Prime Minister John Major in recognition for his work with a charity set up to help Kurds who were being oppressed by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

As the reporter tries to arrange a meeting between the Iraqi family and the haunted Marine, the movie sticks to character rather than conjuring up Hollywood-style plot complications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Luma spoke in Arabic to an Iraqi or a Sudanese player, boys who didn’t understand felt left out.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Most of the film takes place years later, when both Lou and the surviving Iraqis are living within a couple of hundred miles of one another in Southern California.

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

My generation has lived through two American wars with Iraq, but I’d never met Iraqis, danced to their music or heard their anthem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

For instance, today almost all Japanese and Scandinavians are literate but most Iraqis are not: why did writing nevertheless arise nearly four thousand years earlier in Iraq?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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