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Pontic Mountains

[ pon-tik moun-tnz ]

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in northern Turkey, running parallel to the Black Sea coast for about 700 miles (1,125 kilometers): highest peak, 12,917 feet (3,937 meters).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pontic Mountains1

First recorded in 1805–10

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