Definition of Marmara

1. Noun. An inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles.

Exact synonyms: Marmara Denizi, Marmora, Sea Of Marmara, Sea Of Marmora
Generic synonyms: Sea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marmara

Markus
Marky
Marla
Marlboro
Marlborough
Marlburian
Marlburians
Marleen
Marlene
Marlene Dietrich
Marley
Marlovian
Marlovians
Marlowe
Marmaduke
Marmara (current term)
Marme's reagent
Marmite
Marmited
Marmites
Marmiting
Marmora
Marmota caligata
Marmota flaviventris
Marmota monax
Marne
Marne River
Marnie
Maroc
Maronite Christian

Literary usage of Marmara

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Question of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles by Coleman Phillipson (1917)
"The Grand Duke Nicholas, however, informed the Porte that as the rule of the Straits was violated by the admission of English cruisers to the Sea of Marmara ..."

2. Turkey by Heike Brockmann (1998)
"Without the connection Preceding pages: Fishermen from the sea of Marmara inspect their nets before work. THRACE SEA OF Marmara NORTHERN AEGEAN EDIRNE ..."

3. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, &c.: And of a Cruise in the Black Sea by Adolphus Slade (1833)
"Syra—Scio—Tenedos—Hellespont—Marmara—Stamboul. SYRA was in the second year of her liberty, and already began to regret it, for the tribute imposed by the ..."

4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Marmara, Set of. See MARMORA. MARMAROS, a NE county of Hungary, bordering on Galicia, Bukowina, and Transylvania, and the counties of Bereg, Ugocsa, ..."

5. Report by Red Cross, American National Red Cross, 1896 Relief Expedition to Asia Minor, U. S (1896)
"Marmara. It was twenty and a hundred years, oh blue and rolling sea, A thousand in the onward march of human liberty, Since on its sunlit bosom, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Marmara on Dictionary.com!Search for Marmara on Thesaurus.com!Search for Marmara on Google!Search for Marmara on Wikipedia!

Search