Black Sea

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geographical name (1)

variants or less commonly Euxine Sea

ˈyük-sən 

-ˌsīn

or ancient Pontus Euxinus

ˈpän-təs-ˌyük-ˈsī-nəs 

sea between Europe and Asia that is connected with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles and receives the Danube and several other rivers area more than 160,000 square miles (414,400 square kilometers)

Pontus

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geographical name (2)

Pon·​tus ˈpän-təs 

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ancient country of northeastern Asia Minor that was a kingdom from the 4th century b.c. to 66 b.c. and was later a Roman province

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or Pontus Euxinus see black sea