Negropont

[ neg-roh-pont ]

noun

1. Euboea.

Negropont

/ ˈnɛɡrəʊˌpɒnt /

noun

1. the former English name for Euboea
2. the medieval English name for Chalcis

Example Sentences

A journey of three days brings you to Negropont, a large city on the coast, to which merchants resort from all parts.

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Eubœa, formerly called Negropont, a Greek island, the second largest island of the gean Sea.

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In modern history Euboea or Negropont comes once more prominently into notice at the time of the fourth crusade.

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Before sunrise the Greek ships were working their way in long procession through the Strait of Negropont.

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He had boarded and stormed the ship that attacked him, a long galley commanded by the Bey of Negropont.

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