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Pontocaspian

adjective
Pon·to·caspian | \ ¦pän‧(ˌ)tō+ \

Definition of Pontocaspian 

: of or relating to the region about the Black and Caspian seas

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History and Etymology for Pontocaspian

Latin Pontus the Black sea + -o- + English Caspian

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