Iraq

Definitions

1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
2. An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
   historical

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Examples

“The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control⟳ from U.S.-led forces, he said.”

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