Basra
noun
uk/ˈbæz.rə/us/ˈbɑːz.rə/alargecityin thesouthernpartof Iraq:
Allcrudeoilexportsfrom Basra werestopped.
Thewatersupplyfor theportcityof Umm Qasr comes from Basra, fortymilesto thenorth.
- Wearrivedin Basra thefollowingmorning.
- Helivesin asmalltown20milesfrom Basra.
- Basra’sChristiancommunitygatheredathalfadozenchurchestocelebrateMassandofferprayersin theancientlanguageofAramaic.
- Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Malikimetwithtribaleldersin Basra toseekanalliance.
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