Pontian
Americannoun
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She then adds elements appropriate to the work: in the case of “Supernatural Wife,” the ritualism of Pontian dances seemed in keeping with the tone of the drama.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2011
Finally, in the Pontian period, the lagoons became gradually less and less salt, and the deposits are characterized especially by the abundance of shells which live in brackish water, especially Congeria.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
North of the Lycaonian plateau lies another zone of folding which may be divided into the East Pontian and West Pontian arcs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Some days later Falgui�re, Chaplain and I started for Naples, by carriage as far as Palestrina, on foot to Terracina, at the southern end of the Pontian marshes, then again by carriage to Naples!...
From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules
The morning following this conversation the beautiful Empress rose in great good-humour from her swelling cushions, which were filled with the delicate neck-feathers of the Pontian crane, and covered with pale yellow silk.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix
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