Definify.com
Definition 2024
Bosphorus
Bosphorus
English
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Istambul_and_Bosporus_big.jpg)
The Bosphorus from space.
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Turkish_Strait_disambig.svg.png)
The Turkish Straits.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Bosphorus
- (geography) The narrow waterway beside Istanbul 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.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Related terms
Translations
a strait that passes through Istanbul
|
|