Reference meaning
Dardanelles
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the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
Related source terms
canakkale bogazihellespont
Other meanings
2. noun
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
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