Basra
noun uk/ˈbæz.rə/ us/ˈbɑːz.rə/
巴士拉
a large city in the southern part of Iraq
All crude oil exports from Basra were stopped. 巴士拉的所有原油出口全停了。
The water supply for the port city of Umm Qasr comes from Basra, forty miles to the north. 港口城市乌姆盖萨尔的水供应来自于其北面四十英里外的巴士拉。
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- We arrived in Basra the following morning.
- He lives in a small town 20 miles from Basra.
- Basra’s Christian community gathered at half a dozen churches to celebrate Mass and offer prayers in the ancient language of Aramaic.
- Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki met with tribal elders in Basra to seek an alliance.