|helə|spänt ə n, -än.ˌtīn adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hellespont, narrow strait between the Gallipoli peninsula in Europe and Turkey in Asia that connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean sea (from Latin Hellespontus, from Greek Hellēspontos ) + English -ine
: of or relating to the Hellespont