Iraq

geographical name

i-ˈräk 

-ˈrak

country in southwestern Asia in Mesopotamia that has a small border on the Persian Gulf; a republic since 1958, formerly a kingdom; capital Baghdad area 169,235 square miles (438,317 square kilometers), population 40,194,000

Iraqi

i-ˈrä-kē 

-ˈra-

adjective or noun