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iraqi

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for iraqi.

Editorial note

In the first gulf war more than 2 dozen Iraqi aircraft were downed in air to air engagements.

Examples17
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of iraqi gathered in one view.

noun

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

adjective

(historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for iraqi.

noun

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

adjective

(historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq.

Example sentences

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In the first gulf war more than 2 dozen Iraqi aircraft were downed in air to air engagements.

2

Also, when Paul Bremer dismissed much of the iraqi military, one of his generals essentially founded Isis [1].

3

Even though their government is arguably much, much worse in practically every front than the Iranian and Iraqi regimes.

4

The USA was cooperating in arresting innocent Iraqi civilians (and subjecting them to brutal torture when arrested).

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The Associated Press reached a similar number, based on the Iraqi Health Ministry.

6

Oh really, so those Iraqi franc-tireurs and IEDs were just simulations then then?

7

Tell that to the Mujahideen, the Viet Cong, and the 2003- Iraqi Insurgency.

8

Yes, a US soldier was blinded by an Iraqi in Desert Strom [0].

9

To any extent which his leaks treat Iraqi police and/or U.

10

In the quasi-war that persisted between the gulf war and the invasion of Iraq there were numerous air to air engagements and downings of Iraqi aircraft.

11

Like what Israel did with Iraqi and Syrian facilitates.

12

He was astonished to find that it was in fact a scholarly critique against the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, that tracked the corruption rife within his cabinet.

Quote examples

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A dispute had arisen concerning 15 Iraqi detainees held by the national Iraqi police force on the grounds that they had been printing "anti-Iraqi literature".

2

Is he proposing Apple and Google should provide whatever-he-wants-to-rename-backdoor-keys* to the Chinese and Iraqi governments for their "national security"?

3

If you recall, one of the "smoking guns" that the administration used to move into Iraq were intercepted phone conversations between Iraqi Republican Guard members.

4

It is sourced to the people who brought you the dossier on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction, every single “fact” in which proved to be a fabrication.

Proper noun examples

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Look today at how everyone wants to stop the Iranian (and previously, the Iraqi) regime from acquiring nuclear arms, whereas North Korea is getting away with whatever they want.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use iraqi in a sentence?

In the first gulf war more than 2 dozen Iraqi aircraft were downed in air to air engagements.

What does iraqi mean?

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

What part of speech is iraqi?

iraqi is commonly used as noun, adjective.