BOSPORUS
\bˈɒspɔːɹəs], \bˈɒspɔːɹəs], \b_ˈɒ_s_p_ɔː_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the (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.
By Noah Webster.
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