Fallujah

Fal·lu·jah

 (fə-lo͞o′jə)

A city of central Iraq on the Euphrates River west of Baghdad. It was the scene of intense fighting between US forces and insurgent fighters during the Iraq War.

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Fallujah

(fəˈlʊdʒə)

n

(Placename) a town in central Iraq, about 60 km W of Baghdad; a centre of resistance against the US-led invasion of Iraq, from 2003. Pop: 223 000 (2005 est)

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