Negropont

[ neg-roh-pont ]

/ ˈnɛg roʊˌpɒnt /

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noun

Euboea.

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Italian Ne·gro·pon·te

[ne-graw-pawn-te]. /ˌnɛ grɔˈpɔn tɛ/.

Words nearby Negropont

negroni, Negrophil, Negrophile, Negrophobe, Negrophobia, Negropont, Negros, Negro spiritual, negus, NEH, Nehemiah

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How to use Negropont in a sentence

A journey of three days brings you to Negropont, a large city on the coast, to which merchants resort from all parts.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
Eubœa, formerly called Negropont, a Greek island, the second largest island of the gean Sea.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
In modern history Euboea or Negropont comes once more prominently into notice at the time of the fourth crusade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8|Various
Before sunrise the Greek ships were working their way in long procession through the Strait of Negropont.
Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale

He had boarded and stormed the ship that attacked him, a long galley commanded by the Bey of Negropont.
Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale

British Dictionary definitions for Negropont

Negropont

/ (ˈnɛɡrəʊˌpɒnt) /

noun

the former English name for Euboea

the medieval English name for Chalcis

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