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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

Čeština Bospor
Deutsch Bosporus
Ελληνικά Βόσπορος
Español Bósforo
Français Bosphore
עברית בוספורוס
Italiano Bosforo
Nederlands Bosporus
Polski Bosfor
Português Bósforo
Русский Босфор
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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