Pontus

[ pon-tuhs ]

noun
  1. an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.

  2. Also Pon·tos [pon-tos]. /ˈpɒn tɒs/. the ancient Greek personification of the sea.

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How to use Pontus in a sentence

  • The cloud burst over the road about sixty toises (383 feet) from the place where M. Pontus was.

    The Rain Cloud | Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Pontus

Pontus

/ (ˈpɒntəs) /


noun
  1. an ancient region of NE Asia Minor, on the Black Sea: became a kingdom in the 4th century bc; at its height under Mithridates VI (about 115–63 bc), when it controlled all Asia Minor; defeated by the Romans in the mid-1st century bc

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