Bosporus, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBosporus, thethe BosporusBos‧por‧us, the /ˈbɒspərəs $ ˈbɑːs-/ (also the Bosphorus /ˈbɒspərəs, -fərəs $ ˈbɑːs-/) the narrow sea between the European and Asian parts of Turkey, connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara