Pontic Sea
1Pontic — Pontic, from the Greek pontos , or sea , can refer to:* The Black Sea ** The Pontic colonies, on its northern shores ** Pontus, a region on its southern shores ** The Pontic Caspian steppe, steppelands stretching from north of the Black Sea as… …
2Pontic Mountains — Range Panoramic view of the Pontic Mountains in 2007 …
3Pontic Athens — or Pontic Athenæ was a city on the shore of the Black Sea mentioned by the ancient historian Arrian in his 2nd century Periplus Ponti Euxini . There is some debate over whether it was simply a local city with a temple to Athena as Arrian… …
4Pontic — Pon tic, a. [L. Ponticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the sea, especially, the Black Sea.] Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea. [1913 Webster] …
5Pontic — [pän′tik] adj. [L Ponticus < Gr Pontikos < pontos, sea (esp. the Black Sea), orig., path: for IE base see PONS] 1. of Pontus 2. of the Black Sea …
6Pontic Greeks — Infobox Ethnic group group = Pontic Greeks nowrap|Έλληνες του Πόντου (Ρωμιοί) Pontic Greek man population = c. 3,000,000 regions = Greece, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey religions = Greek Orthodox Christianity, Sunni Islam langiages …
7Pontic Greek genocide — During World War I and its aftermath (1914 1923), the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire instigated a violent campaign against the Greek population of Pontus and other regions of the Empire inhabited by Greeks. The campaign included… …
8Pontic-Caspian steppe — Ponto Caspian redirects here. See Oghuz languages for the Ponto Caspian languages. The steppe extends roughly from the Dniepr to the Ural or 30° to 55° east longitude, and from the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south to the temperate forest… …
9Pontic Greek — language name=Pontic Greek nativename=Ποντιακά, Ρωμαίικα familycolor=Indo European states=Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands region=Southeastern Europe speakers=324,535 fam2=Greek fam3=Koine… …
10pontic — I. ˈpäntik adjective Etymology: Latin ponticus, from Greek pontikos, from Pontos the Black sea, Pontus (country in northeast Asia Minor) + ikos ic 1. usually capitalized : of or relating to Pontus or the Black sea 2. [so called from the quality… …
