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Ponant.

Western Europe

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/pɔ.nɑ̃/

  1. Western Europe

    dated · masculine

  2. the western Mediterranean

    dated · masculine
    La Sicile était la plus florissante des colonies grecques du Ponant.
Where this word comes from

From ponant (“the west”, literally “setting (of the sun)”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.