Baghdad

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæɡˈdæd/, /ˈbæɡdæd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æd

Proper noun

Baghdad

  1. The capital city of Iraq.
  2. A governorate of Iraq.

Derived terms

  • Bagadates

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