Bostra, ae, f., = Βόστρα, the capital of the Roman province of Arabia from the time of Trajan, now Bozra, Amm. 14, 8, 13.
Called Bosra, Vulg. Isa. 34, 6; id. Jer. 48, 24 al.
Hence, Bostrēnus, a, um, adj., of Bozra.
Only subst.: Bostrēnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Bozra: praetextatus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 3; plur., Inscr. Orell. 3440.