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)....
- the battle of the Bosporus was one of the largest in the late Middle Ages. The allied fleet followed the Genoese north into the Bosporus Strait, past Galata...
- The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Ancient Gr****: Βασιλεία τοῦ Κιμμερικοῦ Βοσπόρου, romanized: Basileía tou Kimmerikou...
- Bosporus tunnel may refer to any of several tunnels under the Bosporus, connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, specifically: The Bosporus...
- (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...
- Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic,...
- since silted up. The Romans knew the strait as the Cimmerian Bosporus (Cimmerius Bosporus) from its Gr**** name, the Cimmerian Strait (Κιμμέριος Βόσπορος...
- Bosporus Germans is the nickname given to ethnic Germans who were living in Istanbul from the second half of the 19th century. Even before then there was...
- Bosporus overhead line crossings refers to the three transmission line crossings of the Bosporus, the strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Map all coordinates using...
- 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...