Baghdad
557
2.3
- proper noun
- /bæɡˈdæd/
- I have just landed in Baghdad, in Iraq.
- embassy in Baghdad
- ambassador to Baghdad
- government in Baghdad
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeWe take off and we're flying over Baghdad from the airport to the embassy.
- We take off and we're flying over Baghdad from the airport to the embassy.
- But we were, we were going to Baghdad and we were leaving in nine months.
- It was, it was South of South of, of Baghdad.
- So we had a sister platoon that was in Baghdad that was running a lot of sniper operations.
- But should British General Sir Stanley Maude carry on to Baghdad, could his four divisions handle the Turks?
- And then at some point they met in Baghdad, started a family, immigrated to France.
- Well, you know, we assassinated Qasem Soleimani, leader of Quds Force in Baghdad a few years ago.
- And we traipsed around during the Ahmadinejad years to Almaty, to Baghdad, to Moscow.
- The discontent even pushed some soldiers to riot in the streets of Baghdad.
- No, we were in the Baghdad, which was Mokdadiya.
Examples
-
And then at some point they met in Baghdad, started a family, immigrated to France.
-
The bus was stopped at the outskirts of Baghdad, and all identity cards were checked.
Fiction book (1994) -
But we were, we were going to Baghdad and we were leaving in nine months.
-
My friend from Baghdad has a date.
-
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Baghdad International.
-
So he got a flight into Jordan and then hired a driver to drive him to Baghdad from Jordan.
-
But the family's been in Baghdad a long time.
-
So Baghdad was the centre of the Muslim caliphate.
-
We built an embassy compound in Baghdad that's bigger than Vatican City.
-
I have just landed in Baghdad, in Iraq.
Synonyms
1
3.5
The capital and largest city of Iraq on the Tigris River
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baghdad comes from old Persian parts baga ('god') and dād ('given'). So Baghdad means 'God-given', which is an easy way to remember the city's name.