Added 10 October 2026 bosporus noun Categories: NatureRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about bosporus at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route. Origin Latin From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: bosphorusstraitbightbrinechannelbrinysea-brinkliman Back to today's word