Bushire

[boo-sheer]

noun

a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.

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Historical Examples of bushire

Bushire and Bender-Abbas are seaports, but have no great importance.
Commercial Geography
Jacques W. Redway
On the 7th, the troops landed at Ras Halala, about fifteen miles below Bushire.
Our Soldiers
W.H.G. Kingston
As the sun rose Bushire itself was before us, and our long march was at an end.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]
Anne Blunt
But I warned him not to move from Bushire without your previous sanction.
Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar
George Smith
The importance of Bushire has much increased since about 1862.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4
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British Dictionary definitions for bushire

Bushire

noun

a port in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)Persian name: Bushehr (buˈʃehr)

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