Pontic

From Latin ponticus, from Ancient Greek Ποντῐκός (Pontĭkós), from Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Pontus +‎ -ic. Doublet of bonduc and bundook.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒntɪk/

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Pontic (not comparable)

1. (historical) Of or relating to kingdom of Pontus.
2. (historical) Of or relating to the region of Pontus in northern Anatolia.
3. (linguistics) Of or relating to Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek that developed in Pontus and is now spoken chiefly in rural northern Greece.
4. (chiefly historical) Of or relating to the Black Sea.

• pontic rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

Pontic

1. Clipping of Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek developed in Pontus and now chiefly spoken in rural northern Greece.

• Picton