Busra

or Bus·rah

[ buhs-ruh ]

/ ˈbʌs rə /

noun

Basra.

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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.
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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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