Iraqi

Rarely Iraki

[ih-rak-ee, ih-rah-kee]

noun

plural

Iraqis 

1. a native of Iraq.

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

adjective

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

Iraqi

/ ɪˈrɑːkɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Iraq or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Iraq

Other Word Forms

• anti-Iraqi noun
• pro-Iraqi noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Iraqi¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Arabic ʿIrāqī, equivalent to ʿIrāq Iraq + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Example Sentences

Fatima Al-Wardi, a 30-year-old Iraqi Muslim who runs a humanitarian project in Baghdad, had never seen the sea before the voyage.

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Armed gunmen opened fire early Saturday on the office of an Iraqi parliamentary candidate south of Baghdad, wounding two bodyguards, a security source said.

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The squadron earned its “Gunfighters” nickname during the Vietnam War and has since served in major operations including Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

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Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad twice in July 2023, starting fires in the compound on the second occasion.

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Its maiden voyage was to the Persian Gulf in 2003 for the invasion that ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

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