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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΒόσπορος
- Latin · derived fromBosphorus
- English todayBosphorus
From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bosphorus
Bos·pho·rusToday it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin Bosphorus ← Ancient Greek Βόσπορος