Black Sea
a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- Also called Eux·ine Sea [yook-sin see, yooksahyn] /ˈyuk sɪn ˈsi, ˈyuk saɪn/ .
- Ancient Pon·tus Eux·i·nus [pon-tuhs yook-sahy-nuhs] /ˈpɒn təs yukˈsaɪ nəs/ .
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How to use Black Sea in a sentence
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
KIEV, Ukraine—He took the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea with just a few shots fired.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him | Jamie Dettmer | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe hosted him in the one-time office of Tsar Nicholas II that overlooks a tropical garden and the Black Sea.
In point of fact, the good times have not yet started to roll in the Black Sea peninsula.
There should be concern from the perspective of Ukraine losing access to the Black Sea.
Finally, all cast anchor in the middle of the Black Sea, in 25 fathoms water.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellWe are still labouring heavily in a blue-Black Sea, and can see a very little way as we are surrounded by mountains of water.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonMatishkin is now an admiral of distinction, and is commanding the Russian squadron in the Black Sea.
The record Black Sea-bass, rod and reel, that has been caught here was four hundred and thirty-six pounds in the season of 1905.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries | Francis Rolt-WheelerFrom them we heard awful tales of massacres and looting during the Bolshevist domination over the Black Sea regions.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan Bott
British Dictionary definitions for Black Sea
an inland sea between SE Europe and Asia: connected to the Aegean Sea by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, and to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. Area: about 415 000 sq km (160 000 sq miles): Ancient names: Pontus Euxinus, Euxine Sea
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