Baghdad

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæɡˈdæd/

Origin

From Middle Persian (bag-dād, bag-dāt, "given by god"), from Old Persian 𐏎𐎭𐎠𐎫. Compare Avestan (bağō-dâta).

Full definition of Baghdad

Proper noun

1. The capital of, and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; an ancient city and historical center of the Muslim world.

Derived terms

• Baghdad by the Bay
• Baghdadi
• Baghdadian