browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about bosporus
bosporus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bosporus \Bos"po*rus\ (b[o^]s"p[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [L.] A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof. [Written also {Bosphorus}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Bosporus n : a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route [syn: {Bosporus}]
more about bosporus
This work is licensed under a
