# Shatt al-Arab

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/

## Definitions
1. A river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.

## Etymology
From Arabic شَطّ اَلْعَرَب (šaṭṭ al-ʕarab, literally “stream of the Arabs”).

## Source
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