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单词 Pontic
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Definition of Pontic in English:

Pontic

adjective ˈpɒntɪkˈpän(t)ik
  • Relating to ancient Pontus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My father is a mixture of Smyrnaic and Pontic Greek and the Pontic Greeks were exterminated by the Turks.
    • Herodotus found the practice among the Pontic Scythians, and, according to the Maccabees, the ancient Persians tore away the scalp of one of their prisoners.
    • A people who lived in the Pontic region (north-east of the Black Sea) from the 7th to 3rd century bc, the Scythians have left little in written record but a rich archaeological heritage displays their military tradition.
    • In May, the Guardian newspaper exposed an April 23 order from the Home Office, which allowed discrimination against Kurds, Roma, Albanians, Tamils, Pontic Greeks, Somalis, and Afghanis on ‘grounds of ethnic or national origin’.
    • There are also regional dialects, of which Pontic Greek may be the most distinctive.
 
 

Definition of Pontic in US English:

Pontic

adjectiveˈpän(t)ik
  • Relating to ancient Pontus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are also regional dialects, of which Pontic Greek may be the most distinctive.
    • A people who lived in the Pontic region (north-east of the Black Sea) from the 7th to 3rd century bc, the Scythians have left little in written record but a rich archaeological heritage displays their military tradition.
    • Herodotus found the practice among the Pontic Scythians, and, according to the Maccabees, the ancient Persians tore away the scalp of one of their prisoners.
    • In May, the Guardian newspaper exposed an April 23 order from the Home Office, which allowed discrimination against Kurds, Roma, Albanians, Tamils, Pontic Greeks, Somalis, and Afghanis on ‘grounds of ethnic or national origin’.
    • My father is a mixture of Smyrnaic and Pontic Greek and the Pontic Greeks were exterminated by the Turks.
 
 
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