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hellespont |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus Gr ?; ? the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the {Daradanelles}. It connects the [AE]gean Sea and the sea of Marmora. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hellespont n : the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles}, {Hellespont}]
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