Bos‧por‧us, the /ˈbɒspərəs $ ˈbɑːs-/ (also the Bos‧pho‧rus /ˈbɒspərəs, -fərəs $ ˈbɑːs-/)
the narrow sea between the European and Asian parts of Turkey, connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara

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