- euxine
- eux·ine
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
Euxine — archaic name for the Black Sea, from L. Pontus Euxinus, from Gk. Pontos Euxenios, lit. the hospitable sea, a euphemism for Pontos Axeinos, the inhospitable sea. According to Room, The Old Persian name for the sea was akhshaena, lit. dark,… … Etymology dictionary
Euxine Sea — [yo͞ok′sən, yook′sīn΄] 〚L Pontus Euxinus〛 ancient name for the BLACK SEA * * * … Universalium
Euxine Sea — [yo͞ok′sən, yook′sīn΄] [L Pontus Euxinus] ancient name for the BLACK SEA … English World dictionary
Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests — The Euxine Colchic deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome, is located along the southern shore of the Black Sea. The ecoregion extends along the thin coastal strip from the southeastern corner of Bulgaria… … Wikipedia
Euxine — /yoohk sin, suyn/, adj. of or pertaining to the Black Sea. * * * … Universalium
EUXINE — a Greek name for the BLACK SEA (q.v.) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
euxine — n. Black Sea, Pontic Sea, the Pontic, the Pontus … New dictionary of synonyms
euxine — ˈyüksə̇n, ˌsīn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin euxinus, from Greek euxeinos (especially in Pontos Euxeinos Black sea), from euxenos, euxeinos hospitable : of, relating to, or having to do with the Black sea * * * /yoohk sin … Useful english dictionary
Euxine Sea. — See Black Sea. * * * … Universalium
Euxine Sea — Eux′ine Sea′ [[t]ˈyuk sɪn, saɪn[/t]] n. geg Black Sea … From formal English to slang