Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HELLESPONT
n.A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean sea.
HELLESPONTINE
a.Pertaining to the Hellespont.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HELLESPONT
Hel "les *pont, n. Etym: [L. Hellespontus, Gr.
Defn: A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the Ægean Sea and the sea of Marmora.
HELLESPONTINE
HELLESPONTINE Hel `les *pon "tine, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Hellespont
Hel les pont |ˈheləˌspänt ˈhɛləspɑnt | the ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram.
Oxford Dictionary
Hellespont
Hellespont |ˈhɛlɪspɒnt | the ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram.
Duden Dictionary
Hellespont
Hel les pont Substantiv, maskulin , der |Hellesp o nt |in der Antike und im Mittelalter Name der Dardanellen
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