Golden Horn
Golden Horn proper noun: a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
Proper noun
Golden Horn
- A major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 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
Golden Horn meaning in Kannada, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
Golden Horn in Kannada
- ಹೊಂಗೊಂಬು
Golden Horn in Arabic
- waterway and inlet
- الْقَرْن الذَّهَبِي al-qarn aḏ-ḏahabī
Golden Horn in Malay
- waterway and inlet
- Tanduk Emas
Golden Horn in Indonesian
- waterway and inlet
- Tanduk Emas
More languagesFewer languages
- Golden Horn in Persian
- شاخ طلایی šâx talâyi
- Golden Horn in Vietnamese
- Sừng Vàng
Origin of Golden Horn
Calque of Ancient Greek Χρυσόκερας (Khrusókeras).
Questions about Golden Horn
- What does Golden Horn mean?
- Golden Horn means a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
- What is Golden Horn in Kannada?
- Golden Horn in Kannada is ಹೊಂಗೊಂಬು. See Golden Horn meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is Golden Horn?
- Golden Horn is a proper noun.
Words near Golden Horn in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Golden Horn (page history and authors); golden horn (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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