Golden Horn

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Golden Horn

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Calque of Ancient Greek Χρυσόκερας (Khrusókeras).

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  1. A major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. The 20-min. crossing of the Bosphorus by ferry steamer from the Golden Horn, the busy river-fed harbour that divides old and new Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus, was a pleasure in itself.

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name waterway and inlet

EspañolCuerno de Oro
한국어금각만 geumgangman
日本語金角湾 Kinkakuwan
中文金角灣 /金角湾 Jīnjiǎowān
PortuguêsCorno de Ouro
FrançaisCorne d'Or
DeutschGoldenes Horn
ItalianoCorno d'Oro
ΕλληνικάΚεράτιος Κόλπος Kerátios Kólpos, Χρυσόν Κέρας Chrysón Kéras
RomânăCornul de Aur
РусскийЗолото́й Рог Zolotój Rog
Tiếng ViệtSừng Vàng
العربيةالْقَرْن الذَّهَبِي al-qarn aḏ-ḏahabī
עבריתקרן הזהב keren hizhit

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@misc{golden_horn_2026,
  title = {Golden Horn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golden%20horn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}