Iraqi
Americannoun
plural
Iraqis-
a native of Iraq.
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Also Iraqi Arabic the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.
adjective
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- anti-Iraqi noun
- pro-Iraqi noun
Etymology
Origin of Iraqi
First recorded in 1770–80; from Arabic ʿIrāqī, equivalent to ʿIrāq Iraq + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin
Example Sentences
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In Baghdad, hundreds of Iraqis, many dressed in black, attempted to storm the compound housing the American embassy on Sunday despite a heavy security deployment.
From Barron's
Tehran could also mobilize paramilitary groups it cultivated in the region, including Iraqi militias and Yemen’s Houthis, Talé added.
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. military made strenuous efforts to distance itself from Israel when it mounted its Desert Storm campaign in 1991 to evict Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
The facility had housed some 24,000 people, mostly Syrians but also Iraqis and more than 6,000 other foreigners of around 40 nationalities.
From Barron's
The U.S. destroyed the group’s hold on territory with a military campaign including thousands of airstrikes and ground troops who backed Iraqi and Syrian forces.
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