BOSPORUS


Meaning of BOSPORUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäs-p(ə-)rəs ]

geographical name

or Bos·pho·rus -f(ə-)rəs

strait about 18 miles (29 kilometers ) long between Turkey in Europe & Turkey in Asia connecting Sea of Marmara & Black Sea

• Bos·po·ran -pə-rən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.