Islamic State in Iraq

English

Etymology

From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق‎ (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).

Proper noun

Islamic State in Iraq

(former name) ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State

Usage notes

This name was used after it was disaffiliated from al-Qaeda and before it acquired territory in Syria.

Synonyms

ISI (abbreviation)

Derived terms

ISI (abbreviation)

Translations

translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only

Arabic: اَلدَّوْلَة اَلْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي وَالشَّام‎

French: État islamique d'Irak ( ÉII / EII )

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