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Bagh·dad    Audio Help   [bag-dad, buhg-dad] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a city in and the capital of Iraq, in the central part, on the Tigris. 2,800,000.
Also, Bagdad.
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Bagh·dad or Bag·dad    Audio Help   (bāg'dād')  Pronunciation Key 
The capital and largest city of Iraq, in the center of the country on the Tigris River. Founded in the eighth century, it was heavily damaged by U.S. forces during the Persian Gulf War (1991). Population: 5,670,000.

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baghdad

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capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" 

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Baghdad

Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River.

Note: Baghdad has long been one of the great cities of the Muslim world.
Note: It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.

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