Hellespont
UK/ˈhɛl.ɪ.spɒnt/US/ˈhɛl.ɪs.pɑnt/
Hellespont proper noun: the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
Proper noun
the Hellespont
- The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
- That he who has the time should lack the force, that she who has the force should lack the time! That a trifling and in all probability tractable obstruction of some endocrinal Bandusia, that a mere matter of forty-five or fifty minutes by the clock, should as effectively as death itself, or as the...1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Dardanelles
Hellespont meaning in Marathi
Hellespont in Marathi
- strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea
- हेलिस्पाँट helispŏṇṭa
Synonyms of Hellespont
Origin of Hellespont
From Ancient Greek Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellḗspontos).
Words formed from Hellespont
Questions about Hellespont
- What does Hellespont mean?
- Hellespont means the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
- What is Hellespont in Marathi?
- Hellespont in Marathi is हेलिस्पाँट (helispŏṇṭa). See Hellespont meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Hellespont?
- Hellespont is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hellespont?
- Hellespont is pronounced /ˈhɛl.ɪ.spɒnt/ (UK).
Words near Hellespont in the dictionary
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