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Pomptine

Pomptine is the alternative form of Pontine.

Meaning of Pontine

Adjective (1)

Pontine (comparative more Pontine, superlative most Pontine)

  1. Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.
    Synonyms:
    Pomptine

Adjective (2)

Pontine (comparative more Pontine, superlative most Pontine)

  1. Pertaining to Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

See all 4 meanings of pontine

Forms of Pomptine

comparativemore Pomptine
superlativemost Pomptine

Questions about Pomptine

What is Pomptine the alternative form of?
Pomptine is the alternative form of Pontine.

Words near Pomptine in the dictionary

  1. pompous
  2. pompously
  3. pompousness
  4. pompousnesses
  5. pomps
  6. Pomptine
  7. Pompton Lakes
  8. Pompton Plains
  9. Pomrenke
  10. pomrita
  11. pomritas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Pomptine (page history and authors); Pontine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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