Baghdad

English

/bæɡˈdæd/

proper noun
Definitions
  • situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; a historical center of the Muslim world.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد derived from Persian بغداد.

Origin

Persian

بغداد

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