About The Word Bosporian
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Bosporian
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What's The Definition Of Bosporian?Synonyms | Synonyms for Bosporian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bosporian: See Also | Bosporian In Webster's Dictionary \Bos*po"ri*an\, a. [L. Bosporus, G. Bo`sporos, lit.,
ox-ford, the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's
passage here as a heifer; fr. boy^s ox, heifer + po`ros
ford.]
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.
The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them
tribute and exterminated the Taurians. --Tooke.
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