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noun

Pontia

gen. Pontiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
an island in the Tuscan Sea; Ponza; the group of little islands which includes Ponza
an island in the Tuscan Sea, now Ponza, Suet. Tib. 54. —Plur.: Pontiae, ārum, the group of little islands which includes Ponza, Liv. 9, 28; Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81; Varr. L. L. 3, 5, 7.
Perseus ID: n37014 Key: Pontia2