Busra

or Bus·rah

[ buhs-ruh ]

/ ˈbʌs rə /

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noun

Basra.

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Words nearby Busra

bus line, busload, busman, busman's holiday, Busoni, Busra, buss, Bussell, bus shelter, bus stop, bust

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How to use Busra in a sentence

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.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
On the 22nd we entrained at Amara, reaching Busra late on the 23rd.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for Busra

Busra

Busrah

/ (ˈbʌsrə) /

noun

variant spellings of Basra

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