Baath

or Baʿath, Baʿth

[ bah-ahth ]

noun
  1. a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.

Origin of Baath

1
From the Arabic word baʿath literally, renaissance

Other words from Baath

  • Ba·ath·ism, noun
  • Ba·ath·ist, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Ba'ath

Ba'ath

/ (bɑːˈɑːθ) /


noun
  1. a variant of Ba'th

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