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[ buhs-ruh, bahs-rah ] / ˈbʌs rə, ˈbɑs rɑ /
nouna port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf. Words nearby BasraBasov, Basque, Basque Provinces, Basque Region, Basque shirt, Basra, bas-relief, Bas-Rhin, bass, bassackwards, Bassano Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BasraDuring his first day in Iraq, Mumford arrived at a hospital outside of Basra where he tried to pass as a photojournalist. Steve Mumford: The Artist Who Went to War|Justin Jones|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cpl. Rory MacKenzie, 31, who joined the British army 11 years ago, lost a leg during a night patrol in Basra, southern Iraq. Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’|Nico Hines|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST In Afghanistan, Hayee broke off from Basra and, following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, set up camp at a madrassah in Karachi. Qari Abdul Hayee Arrested in Daniel Pearl Murder Investigation|Jahanzeb Aslam|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST These two rivers come together today in southern Iraq, just north of Basra. The Truth About Genesis|Bruce Feiler|September 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The city of Basra is about three miles away, up a creek, but on the river there is a port and native town called Ashar. Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer There were also the two celebrated schools of grammarians at Basra and Kufa, soon to merge in the school of Bagdad. The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell Rice was an occasional ration in Basra, and a daily ration higher up, where it took the place of potatoes. In Mesopotamia|Martin Swayne Victory would have meant the evacuation of Basra, if not of Mesopotamia. In Mesopotamia|Martin Swayne We are bound to control the bit from Basra to the sea to protect existing interests. Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer
British Dictionary definitions for BasraBasraBasrah Busra or Busrah (ˈbʌsrə)
nouna port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab. Pop: 1 187 000 (2005 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |