Bagh·dad or Bag·dad (b g dd ) 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. |
Baghdad, Bagdad [bægˈdæd]
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(Placename) the capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris: capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (762-1258). Pop.: 4 478 000 (1995 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  Baghdad - capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq |
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