baʿath
ɑθ noun
a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
Also, Baʿath, Baʿth.
Origin:
< Arabic baʿath literally, renaissance
< Arabic baʿath literally, renaissance
Related forms
Ba·ath·ism, noun
Ba·ath·ist, noun, adjective
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| an Arab Socialist party, esp in Iraq and Syria, founded by Michel Aflaq in 1941. It attempts to combine Marxism with pan-Islamic nationalism | |
| [C20: from Arabic: resurgence] | |
| Ba'ath or Ba'ath | |
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| [C20: from Arabic: resurgence] | |
| 'Ba′thi or Ba'ath | |
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| 'Ba′thism or Ba'ath | |
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| 'Ba′thist or Ba'ath | |
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Word Origin & History
Baath
pan-Arab socialist party, founded by intellectuals in Syria in 1943, from Arabic ba't "resurrection, renaissance."
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