bosporian, 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. [1913 Webster]
"The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them tribute and exterminated the Taurians."
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