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bosporus

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1. n. 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. Source: opted
2. n a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route Source: ecdict

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black strait seas asian cimmerian connecting Constantinople european formerly important lake mediterranean narrow parts route separates shipping thracian

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