Associations to the word «Bosporus»

Wiktionary

BOSPORUS, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Bosphorus
BOSPORUS, noun. A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a sea.

Dictionary definition

BOSPORUS, noun. A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route.

Wise words

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