Black Sea

American  

[blak see] / ˈblæk ˈsi /

noun

1. 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).

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Black Sea British  

noun

1. Ancient names: Pontus Euxinus.   Euxine 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)

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Black Sea Cultural  

1. Sea between Europe and Asia, bordered on the north by Moldova and Ukraine, on the northeast by Russia, on the east by Georgia, on the south by Turkey, and on the west by Bulgaria and Romania. It receives many great rivers, including the Danube, the Dnieper, and by way of the Sea of Azov, the Don.

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It is a popular resort area for Russians and eastern Europeans.

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Black Sea

The seasonal bloom extended into the Bosphorus, the narrow waterway that runs through Istanbul and links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Unlike coccolithophores, diatoms have silica shells and generally make the Black Sea appear darker instead of brighter.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

In the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Cossacks have been deployed to keep order in queues.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Russia has largely dominated the Black Sea since the 18th-century reign of Catherine the Great.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the Kerch area, the 46th Guards shared the sky with the male pilots of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein