Basra

American

[buhs-ruh, bahs-rah] / ˈbʌs rə, ˈbɑs rɑ /

Also Busrah.

noun

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

Basra British

/ ˈbʌsrə, ˈbæzrə /

noun

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

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Iraq host the United Arab Emirates in Basra after the first leg of the Asian decider finished 1-1 last Thursday in Abu Dhabi.

From Barron's

This Remembrance Sunday, Ben Soppitt will be honouring the sacrifice of his grandfather at Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.

From BBC

His family thought he was working in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.

From Barron's

European immigration officials had repeatedly ruled that their home city of Basra, in southern Iraq, was no longer a war zone and their requests for asylum were all declined.

From BBC

Sukhi Basra, National Pharmacy Association vice chair, told London Assembly members that her patients had shown her photos of boxes "full of fake medicines".

From BBC

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