Black Sea
geographical name
variants
or less commonly Euxine Sea
ˈyük-sən 
or ancient Pontus Euxinus
-ˌsīn
sea between Europe and Asia that is connected with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles and receives the Danube and several other rivers area more than 160,000 square miles (414,400 square kilometers)
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“Black Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Sea. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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