Bosphorus
Syllables: Bos·pho·rus/ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/US/ˈbɑs.fɚ.əs/
Bosphorus proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
the Bosphorus
- 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.
- The 20-min. crossing of the Bosphorus by ferry steamer from the Golden Horn, the busy river-fed harbour that divides old and new Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus, was a pleasure in itself.1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 435
- Synonyms:
- Constantinople Strait, Istanbul Strait
Bosphorus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Bosphorus in Hindi
- a strait that passes through Istanbul
- बोस्पोरुस जलसन्धि bosporus jalsandhi
Bosphorus in Tamil
- a strait that passes through Istanbul
- பொசுபோரசு pocupōracu
Bosphorus in Marathi
- a strait that passes through Istanbul
- बोस्फोरस bosphoras
Bosphorus in Urdu
- a strait that passes through Istanbul
- آبنائے باسفورس
More languagesFewer languages
- Bosphorus in Bengali
- বসফরাস প্রণালী bośphoraś pronali
- Bosphorus in Telugu
- బోస్ఫొరస్ జలసంధి bōsphoras jalasandhi
- Bosphorus in Malayalam
- ബോസ്ഫറസ് bōsphaṟasŭ
- Bosphorus in Kannada
- ಬಾಸ್ಪೋರಸ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿ bāspōras kolli
- Bosphorus in Punjabi
- ਬਾਸਫੋਰਸ ਸਟ੍ਰੇਟ bāsphoras saṭreṭ
- Bosphorus in Tagalog
- Bosporus
- Bosphorus in Arabic
- مَضِيق بُوسْفُور maḍīq busfūr, اَلْبُوسْفُور al-busfūr, اَلْبُسْفُورْ al-busfūr
- Bosphorus in Malay
- Selat Bosphorus
- Bosphorus in Indonesian
- Selat Bosporus
- Bosphorus in Persian
- تنگه بسفر tange-ye bosfor
- Bosphorus in Thai
- ช่องแคบบอสฟอรัส chông kâep bòtforrát
- Bosphorus in Vietnamese
- eo biển Bosporus, eo biển Bospho
- Bosphorus in Myanmar
- ဘော့စ်ဖရပ် ရေလက်ကြား bhauc.hpa.rap relakkra:
Synonyms of Bosphorus
- Constantinople Strait
- Istanbul Strait
Forms of Bosphorus
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Origin of Bosphorus
From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).
Words that rhyme with Bosphorus
Questions about Bosphorus
- What does Bosphorus mean?
- Bosphorus means 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.
- What is Bosphorus in Hindi?
- Bosphorus in Hindi is बोस्पोरुस जलसन्धि (bosporus jalsandhi). See Bosphorus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Bosphorus?
- Bosphorus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bosphorus?
- Bosphorus is pronounced /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ (UK).
Words near Bosphorus in the dictionary
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