Relating to the Black Sea; describing geological, chemical, or historical conditions associated with that ancient body of water.
From Latin Euxinus (Greek Euxeinos), the ancient name for the Black Sea, possibly from Pontus Euxinus meaning 'hospitable sea,' though the etymology is debated.
The ancient Greeks called the Black Sea 'Euxine' or 'hospitable sea'—a euphemism for what was actually a terrifying, stormy body of water they feared navigating!
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