pontus

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɒntəs/(UK)
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/ˈpɒntəs/(UK) · /ˈpɑːntəs/(US)

Definition of pontus

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (Greek)A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
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name

  1. (Greek)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. (historical)A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.

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Etymology

From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.

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