Bosphorus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.

/ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ /ˈbɒs.pəɹ.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bosphorus.wav /ˈbɑs.fɚ.əs/ /ˈbɑs.pɚ.əs/

Bosphorus the Bosphorus Bosporus

From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

Constantinople Strait Istanbul Strait

Dardanelles

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