Al-iraq (Noun)
Meaning
A republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Al-Iraq covers some of the area often termed the cradle of civilization of the Sumerians.
- Al-Iraq declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I.
- Al-Iraq became an independent kingdom with these borders in 1932.
- The war in Al-Iraq resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians.
- Archaeological finds have proven that region of Al-Iraq has been inhabited since ancient times.