Meaning of DARDANELLES
| Pronunciation: | | `dâr'dnelz
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- [n] the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
- [n] the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey
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| | Synonyms: | | Dardanelles campaign, Hellespont |
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| | See Also: | | campaign, First World War, Great War, military campaign, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Turkey, sound, strait, Turkey, Turkey, War to End War, World War , World War I | |
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