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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Pontus
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Pontus, Pontos
(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus

2. (noun) Pontus
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. pontus
the classical name of a country on the SE. shores of the Black Sea, stretching from the river Halys to the borders of Armenia; is represented by the modern Turkish provinces of Trebizond and Sivas. Originally a Persian province, it became independent shortly after 400 B.C., and remained so till part was annexed to Bithynia in 65 B.C., and the rest constituted a Roman province in A.D. 63.

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