Definition of Bosporus. Meaning of Bosporus. Synonyms of Bosporus

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Definition of Bosporus

Bosporus
Bosporus Bos"po*rus (b[o^]s"p[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [L.] A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof. [Written also Bosphorus.]

Meaning of Bosporus from wikipedia

- Chalcedonian Bosporus (Bosporus Chalcedoniae, Βόσπορος τῆς Χαλκηδονίης [Bosporos tes Khalkedonies], Herodotus 4.87), or Mysian Bosporus (Bosporus Mysius)....
- Bosporus tunnel may refer to any of several tunnels under the Bosporus, connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, specifically: The Bosporus...
- The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Ancient Gr****: Βασιλεία τοῦ Κιμμερικοῦ Βοσπόρου, romanized: Basileía tou Kimmerikou...
- Bosporus overhead line crossings refers to the three transmission line crossings of the Bosporus, the strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Map all coordinates using...
- Exterior view of the Gate to the Bosporus Exterior view of the Gate to the Bosporus Interior view of the Gate to the Bosporus A number of further residential...
- since silted up. The Romans knew the strait as the Cimmerian Bosporus (Cimmerius Bosporus) from its Gr**** name, the Cimmerian Strait (Κιμμέριος Βόσπορος...
- Mithridates II of the Bosporus, also known as Mithridates of Pergamon (died 46 BC[citation needed]), was a nobleman from Anatolia. Mithridates was one...
- Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic,...
- (72 cu mi) per year through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles into the Aegean Sea. While the net flow of water through the Bosporus and Dardanelles (known collectively...
- Bosporos Planum is a high plateau (planum) located in the Thaumasia quadrangle in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. It is about 730 km long stretching from...