Basra

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city in southeastern Iraq.
  2. 2
    A surname from Punjabi.

Synonyms

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basia

Example

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"The US army attacked Basra and advanced towards Baghdad."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).

Related phrases

Gulf of Basra

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