Definition of 'Basra'
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Arabic
port in SE Iraq, at the head of the Shatt-al-Arab: pop. 406,000
: Arabic name ˌAl-ˈBasrah (ˌæl-ˈBæsræh; al-ˌBasˈrah)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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