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Basra

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, the, land of the) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, overseer).

Proper noun

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Basra

  1. A port city in southeastern Iraq.
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਸਰਾ (basrā).

Proper noun

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Basra (plural Basras)

  1. A surname from Punjabi.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Basra is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Basra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.57%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra).

Proper noun

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Basra

  1. Basra (a city in Iraq)