Bosphorus
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/, /ˈbɒs.pəɹ.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑs.fɚ.əs/, /ˈbɑs.pɚ.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɒspəɹəs
- Hyphenation: Bos‧pho‧rus
Proper noun
[edit]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.
- 1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 435:
- 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.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a strait that passes through Istanbul
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Latin
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bosphorus m sg (genitive Bosphorī); second declension
- Alternative form of Bosporus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
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| nominative | Bosphorus |
| genitive | Bosphorī |
| dative | Bosphorō |
| accusative | Bosphorum |
| ablative | Bosphorō |
| vocative | Bosphore |
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- en:Straits
- en:Places in Istanbul
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