Basra
The English word “Basra” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A port city in southeastern Iraq.
- A governorate in southeastern Iraq.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).
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