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Basra

[buhs-ruh, bahs-rah]

noun

a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf. 915,000.

Also, Busra, Busrah.

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Basra, Basrah, Busra or Busrah (ˈbæzrə, ˈbʌsrə)

—n
	a port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab. Pop: 1 187 000 (2005 est)

Basrah, Basrah, Busra or Busrah

—n

Busra, Basrah, Busra or Busrah

—n

Busrah, Basrah, Busra or Busrah

—n

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