A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
(historical) An 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).
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/ɪˈɹɑːk/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).