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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus;
[syn: Pontus, Pontos]

2. 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; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pontus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea;
         father of Nereus [syn: Pontus, Pontos]
    2: 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