Iraq

plural Iraqs · alternative dated rare Irak · alternative obsolete Irack · alternative rare 'Irâq · alternative rare Irâq · alternative rare 'Irāq · alternative rare Irāq · alternative rare ʿIrāq

1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

   The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said.

   2007 August 9, Paul Tait, “M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2025

2. historicalAn expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).

   Synonyms: Two Iraqs