Pontus

American  

[pon-tuhs] / ˈpɒn təs /

noun

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

2. Also Pontos the ancient Greek personification of the sea.

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Pontus British  

/ 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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Pontus

Pontus Scherp, the lawyer representing Pricerunner, told AFP ahead of Wednesday's ruling that his team had argued that the changes Google implemented in 2017 were "mostly cosmetic".

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The inhabitants of Pontus were among the first converts and are mentioned in the New Testament.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024

In this work, by the Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg, rabbits are part of a nightmare, and an awfully Freudian one.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

“You can see the impact of selection in real time,” says Pontus Skoglund, a paleogeneticist at the Francis Crick Institute.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024

Pontus, which means the Deep Sea, was a son of Mother Earth and the father of Nereus, a sea-god far more important than he himself was.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton