Bushire

American  

[boo-sheer] / buˈʃɪər /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.

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Bushire British  

/ bjuːˈʃaɪə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Amid the tension, a letter lands on the desk of William Bruce, Britain's Resident in Bushire, on the Persian Gulf.

From BBC

Anyone with internet access will be able to search 475,000 pages from the two most important British outposts, at Bushire and Bahrain, along with 25,000 pages of medieval Arabic scientific manuscripts from the British Library's own collections.

From BBC

The island is under the jurisdiction of the governor of the Persian Gulf ports who resides at Bushire.

From Project Gutenberg

Rain falls in January, February and March, and the annual rainfall is said to be about the same as that of Bushire, 12 to 13 in.

From Project Gutenberg

The exports from Bushire in the same year amounted to £535,076, that of opium being largely on the increase.

From Project Gutenberg