| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Baghdad |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bagh·dad |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b g dd |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or Bag·dad |
| 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: 3,841,268.
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