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Dardanelles

noun

1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey

• Syn: ↑Canakkale Bogazi, ↑Hellespont

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑strait, ↑sound

• Part Holonyms: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey

2. 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

• Syn: ↑Dardanelles campaign

• Regions: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑campaign, ↑military campaign

• Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War

Useful english dictionary. 2012.