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English noun: Pontus | |||
| 1. | Pontus (person) (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus | ||
| Synonyms | Pontos | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Greek deity | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 2. | Pontus (location) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Part meronym | Anatolia, Asia Minor | ||
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