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Meaning of HELLESPONT

Pronunciation:  'heli`spânt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey
 
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 Synonyms: Dardanelles
 
 See Also: Republic of Turkey, sound, strait, Turkey

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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