Canakkale Bogazi

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A narrow sea connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separating European and Asian parts of Turkey

noun
/ˈtʃɑːnəˌkɑːleɪ boʊˈɡɑːzi/

: Bósforo de Canakkale

Many ships pass through the Canakkale Bogazi every day.

Examples

Many travelers take ferries across the Canakkale Bogazi when visiting Turkey.
Naval battles have taken place in the Canakkale Bogazi throughout history.
The Canakkale Bogazi is a vital waterway for international shipping routes.
The Canakkale Bogazi is a vital waterway for shipping.
Many travelers take ferries across the Canakkale Bogazi when visiting Turkey.
Naval battles have taken place in the Canakkale Bogazi throughout history.
The Canakkale Bogazi is a vital waterway for international shipping routes.

Synonyms

Dardanelles

vsCanakkale Bogazi

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A narrow sea passage between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara that separates European and Asian Turkey

is the same strait but called by a Turkish local name

Hellespont

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A narrow sea passage between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara that separates European and Asian Turkey

is the same waterway but uses the Turkish geographic name

Surface Forms

Canakkale Bogazi singular

Canakkale Bogazis plural

Morphology

Canakkale + Bogazi

This is a language-specific proper name in Turkish (Çanakkale Boğazı) referring to the Dardanelles; the constituent items are not English lexical items and their dictionary senses are not provided. Even if a learner 'knows' the surface forms, the geographic/proper-name meaning (a specific strait connecting the Aegean and Marmara) is not transparently derivable from the parts and requires world-language knowledge, so it would not be predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Canakkale Bogazi is the Turkish name for the narrow waterway between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara, also called the Dardanelles. The word Bogazi means 'throat' in Turkish, giving the picture of a tight passage of water between two lands, so the name helps you remember it is the narrow sea that connects the two seas and separates Europe and Asia.