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baghdad

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Bagh⋅dad

  [bag-dad, buhg-dad]
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–noun
a city in and the capital of Iraq, in the central part, on the Tigris. 2,800,000.
Also, Bagdad.

I⋅raq

  [i-rak, i-rahk]
–noun
a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Capital: Baghdad.
Also, Irak.
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Bagh·dad or Bag·dad   (bāg'dād')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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