Islamic State in Iraq

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Islamic State in Iraq

1. (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: الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي العِرَاق f (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq)
• French: État islamique d’Irak m (ÉII/EII)