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Meaning of "Basrah" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BASRAH

Basrah  [ˈbæzrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASRAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Basrah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASRAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Basrah

Basra

Basra, also written Basrah, is the capital of Basra Governorate, located on the Shatt al-Arab river in southern Iraq between Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of 952,441 as of 2007, and 3.5 million of 2012. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. The city is part of the historic location of Sumer, the home of Sinbad the Sailor, and a proposed location of the Garden of Eden. It played an important role in early Islamic history and was built in 636 CE or 14 AH. It is Iraq's second largest and most populous city after Baghdad. Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities on the planet, with summer temperatures regularly at least 45 degrees celsius.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASRAH


Basra
ˈbæzrə
doosra
ˈduːzrə
Ezra
ˈɛzrə
ibn-Ezra
ˌɪbənˈɛzrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASRAH

Basotho
Basotho-Ba-Borwa
Basotho-Qwaqwa
Basov
basque
Basque Provinces
basquine
Basra
bass
bass clarinet
bass clef
bass drum
bass fiddle
bass flute
bass guitar
bass guitarist
bass horn
bass player
bass response
Bass Strait

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASRAH

Al Hijrah
arrah
Busrah
Deborah
gerah
Gomorrah
Hijrah
Howrah
hurrah
jarrah
marah
menorah
omrah
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Sarah
sirrah
surah
Syrah
Torah
Varah

Synonyms and antonyms of Basrah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Basrah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASRAH

Find out the translation of Basrah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Basrah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Basrah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴士拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Basora
570 millions of speakers

English

Basrah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बसरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البصرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Басра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Basrah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বসরার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bassorah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Basrah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basrah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바스라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basrah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Basrah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Basrah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Basra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Basrah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Basra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Басра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Basrah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βασόρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Basrah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Basrah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Basrah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Basrah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASRAH»

The term «Basrah» is regularly used and occupies the 88.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASRAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Basrah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Basrah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Basrah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASRAH»

Discover the use of Basrah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Basrah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
University of Basrah Studies in English
These papers represent a cross-section of the research work conducted in the Department of English of the College of Education at the University of Basrah, Basra, Iraq.
Jinan Fedhil Al-Hajaj, Graeme Davis, 2008
2
Basrah, Baghdad, and Beyond: The U.S. Marine Corps in the ...
Here is the first official Marine Corps history of USMC operations in the Second Iraq War, covering the period from September 2002 to September 2003.
Nicholas E. Reynolds, 2005
3
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical ...
Basrah's role as a key entrepôt decreased, although the city kept its hand in trade . Basrah was virtually untouched by the Mongol invasion in the late thirteenth century. But with Baghdad destroyed and the Ilkhani dynasty in charge ...
Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, 2007
4
Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture: Analytical Therapy ...
The region of Basrah, the city of Sinbad, is, some would say, the most beautiful part of Iraq. It is Iraq's second largest city and principal port. Its commercially advantageous location, near oil field and 121 km from the Arabic Gulf, has made it ...
Amjad Almusaed, 2010
5
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical ...
there would then be an open passage along the E. of 988 m. from Ja'ber to Basrah. Let us now see the results in a tabulated form: I. FBOH M>NI>OS TO BOMBAY. 1. fljr Sea. M. D. H London to Gibraltar, at 15 in. per hour, . 1.23? S 10 Gibraltar ...
6
The Dublin university magazine
0 8 Ja'ber to Basrah ... 2 10 Ja'ber to Basrah, at 16 miles 938 .. . 2 10 Basrah to Bombay ... 4 0 Basrah to Bombay, at 15 miles 1440 .. 4 0 For delays, &c. ... 2 0 Changes and delays . 8 0 14 11 18 12 By Electric Telegraph to Trieste . MESSAGES ...
University magazine, 1850
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The Dublin University Magazine
0 5 Ja'ber to Basrah 2 10 Ja'ber to Basrah, at 1 G miles 938 .. 2 10 Basrah to Bombay 4 0 Basrah to Bombay, at 1 f> miles 1-110 .. 4 0 For delays, &c. ... 2 0 Changes and delays * 3 0| » 14 11 MESSAGES BOTH WATS. 18 12 n. n. By Electric ...
8
Certain Victory
Divisions north of VII Corps were little threat to VII Corps' flank, and as XVIII Airborne Corps turned east, most of their units escaped north across the Euphrates or turned back to Basrah. The time to kill Saddam's armor was before it reached the ...
Robert H. Scales autofilled, 1994
9
Airpower against an Army: Challenge and Response in CENTAF's ...
The Republican Guard's remaining heavy division, the Hammurabi, appears to have used the Battle of Medinah Ridge as a rearguard action to escape to the northeast in the direction of Basrah. When the president declared a unilateral ...
William F. Andrews
10
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
The JHQ was able to begin and sustain operations to support operations in Basrah, Mosul and Sadr City. During Operation Saulat-al Fursan in Basrah in March 2008, JHQ's combined planning with Coalition planners and advisors resulted in ...
Barry Leonard, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASRAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Basrah is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Platts Survey: OPEC Pumps 31.28 Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per …
As well as Basrah Light, Iraq is now exporting the newly-introduced Basrah Heavy crude oil. But volumes exported from Turkish Mediterranean ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Unaoil Group wins Iraq gas contract for West Qurna
Iraq's Basrah Gas Company (BGC) has awarded its contract for the re-construction of West Qurna compressor stations CS7 and CS8 at West ... «Microfinance Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Houston Mayor hosts annual Iftar dinner
Abu Dhabi, Baku, Basrah, Istanbul and Karachi, in conjunction with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston along with 50 plus community ... «The News International, Jul 15»
4
Crude oil values rise across the Mediterranean on Kirkuk outage
Basrah was coming into the Med a bit more, but Tupras, who is one of the biggest buyers of Kirkuk, has issued, and reissued and reissued ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
5
Iraq seeks over 340000 T gasoline, gasoil for July-Sept
SOMO is requesting sellers to deliver the gasoil via Basrah on a delivery duty paid basis to the Iraqi power stations' depots. They have to ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
6
Houston Iftar Brings Community, Elected Officials, Mayor Together to …
... this year's event was chaired by Sunny Sharma, President of the Sister City Associations of Abu Dhabi, Baku, Basrah, Istanbul and Karachi, ... «Indo American News, Jul 15»
7
Two I killed in RAK accident
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Al Basrah electric company, where the deceased worked, told Gulf News that four Indian workers were in the ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
8
KBC: Oil Market Outlook June 2015
As a result, the advent of Basrah Heavy should have been welcome news after the shutdown of most of the heavy oil production in the Neutral ... «Energy Global, Jun 15»
9
China to launch first crude futures contract no sooner than September
... of crude oil: Dubai, Oman, Qatar Marine, Basrah Light, Upper Zakum, Masila and Shengli, with an average gravity of 32 API and 1.5% sulfur. «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jun 15»
10
Is the US Military Ready for a Falklands War Scenario?
... skill and professionalism of the individual soldier is not in question there is much embarrassment over our role in Basrah in particular (where I ... «War on the Rocks, Jun 15»

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