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Webster 1913 Edition

Hellespont

Hel′les-pont

,

Noun.

[L.

Hellespontus

, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + [GREEK] sea.]

A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the

Daradanelles

. It connects the Aegean Sea and the sea of Marmora.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hellespont

HEL'LESPONT

,

Noun.

A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean sea.

Definition 2024

Hellespont

Hellespont

English

Location of the Hellespont (in yellow).

Proper noun

Hellespont

The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

Synonyms

Dardanelles

Translations

strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea

Armenian: Հելլեսպոնտոս ‎(Hellespontos)
German: Hellespont m
Greek: Ελλήσποντος (el) m ‎(Ellíspontos)
Ancient: Ἑλλήσποντος m ‎(****ḗspontos)

Irish: Heilléaspontas m
Latin: ****ēspontus m
Russian: Геллеспо́нт m ‎(Gellespónt)
Spanish: Helesponto m