IRAQI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Iraqi mean? 

• IRAQI (noun)
  The noun IRAQI has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Iraq

  Familiarity information: IRAQI used as a noun is very rare.

• IRAQI (adjective)
  The adjective IRAQI has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture

  Familiarity information: IRAQI used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRAQI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Iraq

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Iraki; Iraqi

Context example:

the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government

Hypernyms ("Iraqi" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Iraqi"):

hajji (a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people)

Holonyms ("Iraqi" is a member of...):

Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq; Republic of Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)

Derivation:

Iraqi (of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture)

• IRAQI (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Iraki; Iraqi

Context example:

Iraqi refugees

Pertainym:

Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)

Derivation:

Iraqi (a native or inhabitant of Iraq)