Baghdad

The word “Baghdad” means the capital and largest city of Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris River. In plain terms, the capital city of Iraq, historically famous as a centre of the Islamic Golden Age.

“Baghdad” is pronounced bag-DAD (/bæɡˈdæd/ in IPA).

Here is “Baghdad” used in a sentence: “Baghdad has been a major centre of learning and trade since medieval times.”

“Baghdad” is a name.

The word “Baghdad” comes from Arabic. Traced back through Arabic and Classical Persian, ultimately linked to an old Persian name meaning something like "gift of god" — the same root that also produced the name Bhagadatta in Sanskrit.

“Baghdad” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Baghdad” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the capital and largest city of Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris River.

Baghdad is a city, specifically the capital and largest city of Iraq. It is not a country, though the name Baghdad also refers to a governorate, an administrative region of Iraq centered on the city.

Baghdad sits on the banks of the Tigris River. Its location on this major waterway has long made it a significant urban center in the region.

Baghdad the city is the capital and largest urban center of Iraq, while the Baghdad governorate is a larger administrative region of Iraq that is centered on that city. The governorate includes Baghdad city along with surrounding districts under the same administrative authority.