Sea of Marmara

English

Etymology

Marmara is named after Marmara Island, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”).

Map of the Sea of Marmara

Proper noun

Sea of Marmara

A deep inland sea in north-western Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the straits of Bosphorus and Dardanelles.

Synonyms

Translations

a deep inland sea in north-western Turkey

Armenian: Մարմարա ծով (Marmara cov)
Danish: Marmarahavet
Faroese: Marmarahavið n
French: mer de Marmara (fr) f
Greek: Θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά (el) f (Thálassa tou Marmará), Προποντίδα (el) f (Propontída)
Ancient: Προποντίς f (Propontís)
Irish: Muir Mharmara f
Kumyk: Мармар денгизи (Marmar deñizi)
Latin: Propontis f
Lithuanian: Marmuro jūra

Maltese: Baħar Marmara
Ottoman Turkish: مرمره دڭزی‎ (Marmara deñizi)
Persian: دریای مرمره‎ (daryâ-ye marmare)
Polish: Morze Marmara n
Portuguese: Mar de Mármara m, Mar de Mármora m
Romanian: Marea Marmara
Russian: Мра́морное мо́ре n (Mrámornoje móre)
Serbo-Croatian: Mramorno more
Spanish: Mar de Mármara m
Turkish: Marmara Denizi (tr)

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