Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A town in Iraq

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Tikrit.

Examples

  • GREG BODENSTEIN, TIKRIT POLICE TRANSITION TEAM: We're going to go north right into the downtown heart of the city of Tikrit, and across the Tikrit Bridge, which crosses the Tigris River.

    CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2007 2007

  • GREG BODENSTEIN, TIKRIT POLICE TRANSITION TEAM: We're going to go north right into the downtown heart of the city of Tikrit, and across the Tikrit Bridge, which crosses the Tigris River.

    CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2007 2007

  • GREG BODENSTEIN, TIKRIT POLICE TRANSITION TEAM: We're going to go north right into the downtown heart of the city of Tikrit and across the Tikrit Bridge which crosses the Tigress River.

    CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2007 2007

  • NEAR TIKRIT - Gunmen killed three people near Tikrit, 175 km 110 miles north of Baghdad, police said.

    A Problem Denied is a Problem Solved Garry 2006

  • NEAR TIKRIT - Iraqi police found the head of a young woman near Tikrit, 175 km 110 miles north of Baghdad, police said.

    A Problem Denied is a Problem Solved Garry 2006

  • TIKRIT - Governor of Salahudin province narrowly escaped death and five of his bodyguards were wounded when a roadside bomb struck his convoy just north of Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, on Sunday evening, police said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Columbus, Ohio, died May 31 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.

    Gulf War II 2010

  • Fort Benning, Ga., died April 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained as the result of a helicopter crash.

    Gulf War II 2010

  • They died Nov. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when their OH-58D helicopter crashed.

    Gulf War II 2010

  • Kan., died May 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

    Gulf War II 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.