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Busra

or Bus·rah

[ buhs-ruh ]
/ ˈbʌs rə /

noun

Basra.

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Words nearby Busra

busman, busman's holiday, Busoni, BuSpar, buspirone hydrochloride, Busra, buss, Busse-Buschke disease, Bussell, bus shelter, bus stop
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Example sentences from the Web for Busra

  • Zobeir is a desert town of ten thousand or so inhabitants, situated fifteen miles inland from Busra.

    War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

  • I took Yusuf with me to Busra to put me aboard the transport for Egypt.

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British Dictionary definitions for Busra

Busra

Busrah

/ (ˈbʌsrə) /

noun

variant spellings of Basra
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