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Golden Horn

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.


Golden Horn British  

noun

  1. Turkish name: Haliç.  an inlet of the Bosporus in NW Turkey, forming the harbour of Istanbul

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It was first top-level Group One winner to be sired by 2015 Derby winner Golden Horn.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

Dettori won the Epsom Derby with Authorized in 2007 and Golden Horn in 2015.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2022

Bartholomew, who recently recovered from COVID-19 and underwent heart surgery in November, threw a wooden cross into the Golden Horn, before 10 men jumped into the waterway to retrieve it.

From Washington Times Jan. 6, 2022

Escape by sea was blocked by a heavy barrier chain stretched across the estuary known as the Golden Horn.

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2021

Avoiding main streets, we toiled on and on, through dark by-ways where the moonlight did not come, until we reached the old bridge across the Golden Horn.

From Caught by the Turks by Yeats-Brown, Francis

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