| Definitions | | Iraq |
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proper noun
- Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq.
Translations: - French: Irak(fr, Iraq, m}}, {{t+, fr)m
- Italian: Iraq
- Itaian, Iraq
- Japanese: tr=Iraku(ja, ���)sc=Jpan
- Spanish: Irak(es, Iraq, m}}, {{t+, es)m
Etymology: Possibly from Sumerian "Uruk" or "Warka" (Biblical "Erech") region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses 'Iraq' as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from (ARchar, ÙÙ) ((IPAchar, Êarí:q), "deep-rooted"), from (ARchar, Ù) ((IPAchar, Êirq), "root").
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