Baghdad

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The capital of and largest city in Iraq (country), situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; a historical center of the Muslim world.

Origin

  • From Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد (see there for more).

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