Pon·tus (p n t s) 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 (-t k) adj. |
Pontic [ˈpɒntɪk]
adj
(Placename) denoting or relating to the Black Sea
[from Latin Ponticus, from Greek, from Pontos Pontus]
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