Bosporus Bridge

Bosporus Bridge
noun
a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
Instance Hypernyms: ↑suspension bridge
Part Holonyms: ↑Istanbul, ↑Stambul, ↑Stamboul, ↑Constantinople

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