Meanings
proper noun
- 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
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APA
Basrah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basrah
MLA
“Basrah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basrah. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Basrah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basrah.
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