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Pontus

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɒntəs

Definitions

  1. A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
  2. An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.
  3. A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.

Equivalents

Españolponto
FrançaispontPontós
DeutschPontos
14 more languages
العربيةبونتوس
Catalàpont
Ελληνικάπόντος
Esperantoponto
ՀայերենՊոնտոս
ItalianoPonto
Қазақ тіліПонтус
한국어폰토스
Latinapontus
NederlandsPontus
PolskiPont
Portuguêsponto
Русскийпонт
SvenskaPontus

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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