Pontic
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From Latin ponticus, from Ancient Greek Ποντῐκός (Pontikós), from Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Pontus + -ic. Doublet of bonduc and bundook.
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Pontic (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or relating to kingdom of Pontus.
- (historical) Of or relating to the region of Pontus in northern Anatolia.
- (linguistics) Of or relating to Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek that developed in Pontus and is now spoken chiefly in rural northern Greece.
- (chiefly historical) Of or relating to the Black Sea.
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Pontic
- Clipping of Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek developed in Pontus and now chiefly spoken in rural northern Greece.