Basa Definition

bäsə
noun
A catfish (Pangasius bocourti) native to Southeast Asia, often cultivated in fish farms for food.
American Heritage

Origin of Basa

  • Vietnamese (cá) ba sa cá fish ba sa probably of Tai origin (ba) (perhaps akin to Lao pā fish)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Basa Sentence Examples

  • The French in the 17th century claimed that but for the loss of the archives of Dieppe they would be able to prove that vessels from this Norman port had established settlements at Grand Basa, Cape Mount, and other points on the coast of Liberia.

  • For administrative purposes the country is divided into four counties, Montserrado, Basa, Sino and Maryland, but Cape Mount in the far west and the district round it has almost the status of a fifth county.

  • The anchorage at Monrovia is safe, and with some expenditure of money a smooth harbour could be made in front of Grand Basa.

  • The St John's river of the Basa country appears to be of considerable importance and volume.

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Words Starting With

BBABAS

Words Ending With

ASAASA

Unscrambles

basa

Words Starting With B and Ending With A

Starts With B & Ends With AStarts With BA & Ends With AStarts With B & Ends With SA

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With A