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Meaning of Pontus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpɒntəs/

Definitions

  1. A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
    Greek
  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.
    historical

Equivalents

العربية بونتوس
Deutsch Pontos
Ελληνικά πόντος
Español ponto
Français pont Pontós
Italiano Ponto
한국어 폰토스
Nederlands Pontus
Polski Pont
Português ponto
Русский понт
Svenska Pontus

CEFR level

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

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