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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey;
[syn: Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont]

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, Dardanelles campaign]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dardanelles \Dardanelles\ n. 1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey. Syn: Hellespont. [WordNet 1.5] 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. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Dardanelles n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont] 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, Dardanelles campaign]