Marmara
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- proper noun
- Fishing is popular in the waters of Marmara, attracting both locals and tourists.
- Marmara Sea
- Marmara University
- Marmara Region
Examples
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The population of this research consists of senior students of Marmara University, Faculty of Atatürk Education, Geography Teacher Training Department in the academic year of 2007-2008, in the second semester.
Academic text (2010) -
Our study was conducted with a total of 40 students among 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students in the Department of French Language Teaching of Atatürk Faculty of Education at Marmara University who went to France as part of the Erasmus programme.
Academic text (2013) -
4th grade students participated in the research at Marmara University.
Academic text (2014) -
40 students who study in the 4th grade of the Marmara University Ataturk Education Faculty.
Academic text (2014) -
The theme of the 21st National Educational Sciences Conference held at Marmara University in 2012 was "Literacy in the 21st Century and its Future."
Academic text (2015) -
Even a politically neutral subject such as the seismicity of the Marmara Sea Basin, within which Istanbul is situated, is subject to distortion.
Academic text (2000) -
Findings indicate that the average class size is 30.23 with a standard deviation of 10.88; however, when class sizes in different geographical regions are compared (F=5.109, p=0.000), the class size in schools in the Marmara region (mean 36) is found to be higher than those in other regions.
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The Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea in northwestern Turkey.
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Many ships pass through the Marmara as they travel between Europe and Asia.
Synonyms
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5.4
A sea in northwest Turkey that connects the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea
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A sea in northwest Turkey between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea
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An inland sea in northwestern Turkey that connects the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea
A sea in the northwest of Turkey that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Marmara comes from an old Greek word, marmaron, meaning 'marble' because the islands in that sea were full of marble quarries. So the Sea of Marmara is like the 'sea of marble', which is why this inland sea in Turkey has that name.