/ Dictionary / Index B Basra: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bas•ra Pronunciation: (bus'ru, bäs'rä), [key] — n. a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf. 915,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: basra (Thesaurus) Basque shirt bas-relief Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language