Associations to the word «Hellespont»

Wiktionary

HELLESPONT, proper noun. The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

Dictionary definition

HELLESPONT, noun. The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey.

Wise words

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