Baghdad
English
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (bag-dād, bag-dāt, “given by god”), from Old Persian 𐏎𐎭𐎠𐎫 (bagadāta). Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬛𐬋𐬕𐬀𐬠 (baġō-dāta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæɡˈdæd/, /ˈbæɡdæd/
Proper noun
Baghdad
- The capital of, and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; an ancient city and historical center of the Muslim world.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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