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Meaning of Bosphorus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Bosanski bogaz
Català Bòsfor
Čeština Bospor
Dansk Bosporus
Deutsch Bosporus
Ελληνικά Βόσπορος
Esperanto Bosporo
Español Bósforo
Français Bosphore
עברית בוספורוס
Hrvatski bogaz
Magyar Boszporusz
Հայերեն Բոսֆոր
Italiano Bosforo
Nederlands Bosporus
Polski Bosfor
Português Bósforo
Română Bosfor
Русский Босфор
Српски bogaz
Svenska Bosporen

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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