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

KYIV, Ukraine—The Black Sea, a hub for global grain trade and Ukraine’s lifeline to the world economy, has been transformed this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Its recent attacks on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have disrupted Russia's grain shipments, too.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

A shutdown of Black Sea shipping would leave Ukraine dependent on river, rail and road routes, but the capacity of such alternatives is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey all front onto the Black Sea, an arena of drone combat by both Ukraine and Russia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey commanded the entrance to the heavily fortified Dardanelles, the narrow waterway connecting the Aegean Sea with the Black Sea and Russia beyond.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman