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Pon·tus    Audio Help   [pon-tuhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
2.Also, Pon·tos    Audio Help   [pon-tos] Pronunciation Key. the ancient Greek personification of the sea.
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Pon·tus    Audio Help   (pŏn'təs)  Pronunciation Key 
An ancient country of northeast Asia Minor along the southern coast of the Black Sea. Established in the fourth century B.C., it flourished under Mithridates VI until his defeat by Pompey of Rome in 66.

Pon'tic (-tĭk) adj.
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pontus

noun
1. (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus 
2. an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire 

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