PONTIC

The adjective 'Pontic', from Greek ''pontos'' "sea" can refer to:

★ the Black Sea

★ the Pontic colonies on its northern shores

★ the Kingdom of Pontus on its southern shores

★ the Pontic steppe north of the Black Sea

★ the Pontic Mountains south of the Black Sea

★ the Pontic Greek dialect

★ the Northwest Caucasian language family

★ a hypothetical linguistic phylum, see Proto-Pontic

★ a false tooth used within a dental bridge