ıraq

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Definition of ıraq in English Turkish dictionary

Iraq

{i} İrak

Ağustos 1990 da, Irak Kuveyt'i işgal etti. - In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait.

Iraklılar çember içine alınmışlardı. - The Iraqis were surrounded.

iraqi

{s} Irak, Irak'a özgü

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Definition of ıraq in English English dictionary
Iraq: Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq
Iraq: a country in southwest Asia, between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Population: 23,332,000 (2001). Capital: Baghdad. It is an oil-producing country. Under its leader Saddam Hussein, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988, and its invasion of Kuwait in 1990 led to the Gulf War. officially Republic of Iraq Middle Eastern country, northwest of the Persian Gulf
Iraq: {i} Republic of Iraq, country in southwest Asia
Iran-Iraq War: a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988. (1980-90) Protracted and indecisive conflict prompted by Iraq's invasion of its eastern neighbour. Following the 1979 Iranian revolution, the Iraqi leadership sought to exploit Iran's military and political chaos in order to resolve border disputes, gain control of Iran's oil-rich western (largely Arab) province, and achieve hegemony in the Persian Gulf. Iraq was successful early (1980-82) but began to lose ground and sought to negotiate peace. Iran refused, and the war turned into a bloody stalemate that included the first use of chemical warfare since World War I (1914-18). After additional Iraqi advances, Iran agreed to a cease-fire in 1988. Peace was concluded only when Iraq invaded another neighbour, Kuwait, in 1990. See also Saddm Hussein; Ruhollah Khomeini
iraqi: of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; "Iraqi oil"; "iraqi terrorists"
iraqi: a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government"
iraqi: of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; "Iraqi oil"; "iraqi terrorists

ıraq

Hyphenation

I·raq

Turkish pronunciation

îräk

Pronunciation

/əˈräk/ /ɪˈrɑːk/

Etymology

() Possibly from Sumerian “Uruk|Uruk]]” or “Warka” (Biblical “Erech”) region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses ‘Iraq’ as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عريق (ʕarí:q, “deep-rooted”), from عرق (ʕirq, “root”).