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Propontis
Translation of "propontis" into Russian
Propontis
Proper noun
Propontis
In English, Propontis is treated as a geographical proper noun, not a common noun.
The ancient Greeks referred to the Sea of Marmara as Propontis.
Древние греки называли Мраморное море Пропонтидой.
Definitions
Propontis
Proper noun
An ancient name for the Sea of Marmara, the inland sea in modern-day Turkey that links the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.
The ancient Greeks sailed across the Propontis on their way from the Black Sea to the Aegean.