Meaning of Iraq in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪˈrɑk/

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  1. Noun

    Iraq

    Definitions

    1. a republic in the Middle East in western Asia

    Examples

    • « the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq »
    • « modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism »

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  • « President Bush spent last night calling world leaders to support the war with Iraq and it is sad when the most powerful man on earth is yelling, 'I know you're there, pick up, pick up. »
    Craig Kilborn
  • « To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health care funds, decreasing opportunity, simply so we can pay for tax cuts and a war in Iraq is beyond belief, and we need to reverse it. »
    Tom Allen
  • « Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care. »
    Anthony Principi
  • « Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead. »
    Barack Obama
  • « I think what he's - what he believes, and he may be correct, I don't know, that we have some intelligence information that leads us to know some things about what's going on in Iraq that we haven't revealed to others. »
    Lawrence Eagleburger

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