État islamique d'Irak

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French

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Etymology

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From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَةُ الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawlatu l-ʔislāmiyya(t) fī l-ʕirāq, literally the Islamic State in Iraq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.ta.t‿i.sla.mik d‿i.ʁak/

Proper noun

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État islamique d’Irak m

  1. Islamic State in Iraq; former name of Daech (État islamique en Irak et au Levant)

Usage notes

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This name was used after its disaffiliation from al-Qaeda and prior to expanding into Syria

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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