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Hel·les·pont

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–noun

ancient name of the Dardanelles.

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Hel·les·pont·ine

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See Dardanelles.

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hellespont
noun
the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: Dardanelles]

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Hellespont

Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ?; ? the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the [AE]gean Sea and the sea of Marmora.

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