Golden Horn

proper noun

A major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

OriginAncient Greek Χρυσόκερας →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

    The 20-min. crossing of the Bosphorus by ferry steamer from the Golden Horn, the busy river-fed harbour that divides old and new Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus, was a pleasure in itself.

    1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 435

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΧρυσόκερας
  2. EnglishGolden Horn

Calque of Ancient Greek Χρυσόκερας (Khrusókeras).

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Translations

Afrikaans Goue Horing
  • Goue Horingwaterway and inlet
Arabic الْقَرْن الذَّهَبِي
  • الْقَرْن الذَّهَبِي (al-qarn aḏ-ḏahabī)waterway and inlet
Basque Urrezko Adarra
  • Urrezko Adarrawaterway and inlet
Bulgarian Златен рог
  • Златен рог (Zlaten rog)waterway and inlet
Catalan Corn d'Or
  • Corn d'Orwaterway and inlet
Chinese Mandarin 金角灣 /金角湾
  • 金角灣 /金角湾 (Jīnjiǎowān)waterway and inlet
Czech Zlatý roh
  • Zlatý rohwaterway and inlet
Danish Det Gyldne Horn
  • Det Gyldne Hornwaterway and inlet
Dutch Gouden Hoorn
  • Gouden Hoornwaterway and inlet
Estonian Kuldne sarv
  • Kuldne sarvwaterway and inlet
Finnish Kultainen sarvi
  • Kultainen sarviwaterway and inlet
French Corne d'Or
  • Corne d'Orwaterway and inlet
German Goldenes Horn
  • Goldenes Hornwaterway and inlet
Greek Κεράτιος Κόλπος, Χρυσόν Κέρας
  • Κεράτιος Κόλπος (Kerátios Kólpos)waterway and inlet
  • Χρυσόν Κέρας (Chrysón Kéras)waterway and inlet
Hebrew קרן הזהב
  • קרן הזהב (keren hizhit)waterway and inlet
Hungarian Aranyszarv-öböl
  • Aranyszarv-öbölwaterway and inlet
Indonesian Tanduk Emas
  • Tanduk Emaswaterway and inlet
Italian Corno d'Oro
  • Corno d'Orowaterway and inlet
Japanese 金角湾
  • 金角湾 (Kinkakuwan)waterway and inlet
Korean 금각만
  • 금각만 (geumgangman)waterway and inlet
Latin Sinus Ceratinus
  • Sinus Ceratinuswaterway and inlet
Latvian Zelta rags
  • Zelta ragswaterway and inlet
Lithuanian Aukso Ragas
  • Aukso Ragaswaterway and inlet
Malay Tanduk Emas
  • Tanduk Emaswaterway and inlet
Norwegian Bokmål Det gylne horn
  • Det gylne hornwaterway and inlet
Persian شاخ طلایی
  • شاخ طلایی (šâx talâyi)waterway and inlet
Polish Złoty Róg
  • Złoty Rógwaterway and inlet
Portuguese Corno de Ouro
  • Corno de Ourowaterway and inlet
Romanian Cornul de Aur
  • Cornul de Aurwaterway and inlet
Russian Золото́й Рог
  • Золото́й Рог (Zolotój Rog)waterway and inlet
Slovak Zlatý roh
  • Zlatý rohwaterway and inlet
Spanish Cuerno de Oro
  • Cuerno de Orowaterway and inlet
Swedish Gyllene hornet
  • Gyllene hornetwaterway and inlet
Turkish Haliç, Altın Boynuz
  • Haliçwaterway and inlet
  • Altın Boynuzwaterway and inlet
Ukrainian Золотий Ріг
  • Золотий Ріг (Zolotyj Rih)waterway and inlet
Vietnamese Sừng Vàng
  • Sừng Vàngwaterway and inlet
Welsh Corn Euraidd
  • Corn Euraiddwaterway and inlet
Cite this entry
APA

Golden Horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horn

MLA

“Golden Horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golden Horn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horn.

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