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Basrah

Basrah proper noun: dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.

Proper noun

Basrah

  1. Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.
    • It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head.2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs

Questions about Basrah

What does Basrah mean?
Basrah means dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.
What part of speech is Basrah?
Basrah is a proper noun.

Words near Basrah in the dictionary

  1. Basquish
  2. Basquism
  3. Basquist
  4. Basquists
  5. Basra
  6. Basrah
  7. Basran
  8. Basrans
  9. Basras
  10. basrelief
  11. basreliefs

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