Irak vs Mideast

Irak and Mideast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Irak	Yes	No	No	No
Mideast	Yes	No	No	No

Irak (noun)	Mideast (noun)
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq	the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century