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how to translate "Bosporus"
12019-07-22T22:13:39-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591annotationplain2019-07-22T22:13:39-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Did Maksimovich's translation catch your eye? Good. There are two things you should know about the Bosporus. First, the straits described here are the Cimmerian Bosporus - not the far more famous Bosporus Straits that connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Second, there is another famous place whose name means exactly the same thing. A place where an ox can cross. A place where an ox can ford. An ox-ford. You guessed it. Oxford. If you were looking for an English thread in our story, you have found it. Fun, huh?
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12018-11-20T01:34:48-05:00Azov Sea2gazetteer entryplain2020-04-27T21:25:30-04:00Short Universal Geography Toponym: Azovskoe more
New and Complete Geographical Dictionary (part 1, page 10) Toponym: Azovskoe more [alternate names: Assak Dengisand Palus Maeotis] Note: The Azov joins the Black Sea at straits called the Bosporus(which means "a stretch of sea across which an ox could swim"). Because of the rivers emptying into it, the Azov is difficult for ships to navigate.
