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Aegean vs Bosphorus - What's the difference?

aegean | bosphorus |

As proper nouns the difference between aegean and bosphorus

is that aegean is the Aegean Sea while Bosphorus is the narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.

As an adjective Aegean

is of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

aegean

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * Aegaean

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
  • Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Aegean Sea.

    • bosphorus

    English

    (Bosporus)

    Alternative forms

    * Bosporus

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (geography) The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.

    • Synonyms

    * Constantinople Strait * Istanbul Strait

    Hypernyms

    * Turkish Strait(s)

    Related terms

    * Dardanelles