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hellespont
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hellespont, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ; the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + sea.].
A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles . It connects the Ægean Sea and the sea of Marmora. [1913 Webster]
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