basra

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5

Definition of basra

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A port city in southeastern Iraq.
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name

  1. A port city in southeastern Iraq.
  2. A surname from Punjabi.

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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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