Bosporus
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7.5
- proper noun
- /ˈbɑːspərəs/
:
Bósforo
- Istanbul, its largest city, straddles the Bosporus with a population of thirteen million.
- Bosporus Strait
Examples
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Approximately 3.7 percent of the world's daily oil consumption transits the Turkish Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
Academic text (2009) -
The Bosporus Ferry will shortly depart for Istanbul Sirkeci Station, connecting with the Orient Express.
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The Bosporus is always calm.
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Istanbul's like a finger pointing out and the Bosporus cuts right through it.
Fiction book (2002) -
From the top, we looked out at the murky Bosporus and across to the other side of Istanbul.
Fiction book (2002) -
Shipping is no longer a sustainable way of carrying hydrocarbons through the Bosporus.
Academic text (2009) -
The fort was on the Bosporus, where the Sultan's army could watch the water for invaders.
Fiction book (2002) -
Because of tanker traffic through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, Turkey has become an important north-south oil transit route.
Academic text (2009) -
Bosporus Ferry will shortly depart from Istanbul Sirkeci Station, connecting with the Orient Express.
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There is a new crossing at the Bosporus, connecting Asia and Europe.
Synonyms
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6.4
A narrow strait in Istanbul that connects the Mediterranean and Black Seas and divides Europe and Asia
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bosporus comes from Greek parts bous 'cow' and poros 'passage', so it originally meant a 'cow crossing'. That image helps you remember that the Bosporus is a narrow water 'passage' that links the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and divides Europe and Asia.