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dardanelles

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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

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

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Dardanelles Dardanelles campaign Canakkale Bogazi Hellespont

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Words contain "dardanelles" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
abydos marmara marmara denizi marmora sea of marmara sea of marmora dardanelles

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