Dardanelles

Definitions: Dardanelles

Dardanelles

Noun

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

Specialty Definition: Dardanelles

The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale Bogazi) is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Marmara Sea.

Just like the Bosporus strait, it separates Europe (in this case the Gallipoli peninsula) and the mainland of Asia. The major city neighbouring the strait is Çanakkale (which takes its name from its famous castles; kale means "castle").

The strait has long had a strategic role in history (for example the Trojan War took place on the Asiatic side of the straits). The Persian army of Xerxes I and later the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great crossed the Dardanelles in opposite directions to invade each other's lands.

Having a vital importance for the Ottoman fleet for their domination over the eastern Mediterranean region, the strait was almost forced by the Allies during World War I with huge loss of life (see Anzac), almost ending the career of Winston Churchill (the Entente lost the battle on March 18, 1915).

Crosswords: Dardanelles

English words defined with "Dardanelles": Abydos ♦ Dardanelles campaign ♦ Marmara, Marmora ♦ Sea of Marmara, Sea of Marmora. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Dardanelles": Xerxes. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dardanelles" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (Dardanelles, Hellespont), French (Dardanelles, Hellespont).

Modern Usage: Dardanelles

Commercial Usage: Dardanelles

Domain	Title
Books	Dardanelles Derelict (reference) Defeat at Gallipolli: The Dardanelles Commission Part Ii, 1915-16 (reference) Fisher, Churchill and the Dardanelles (reference) From the Dardanelles to Oran: Studies of the Royal Navy in War Andpeace 1915-1940 (reference) Lord Kitchener and Winston Churchill: The Dardanelles Commission Part I, 1914-15 (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Dardanelles

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[Art and Mental Illness] : Expressions Plastiques De La Folie: "Le Gaulois" A La Bataille Des Dardanelles.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Dardanelles

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Turkey	It encompasses both the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles Straits, the only passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. (references)
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Speeches: Dardanelles

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The appearance of new squadrons in the Mediterranean and the blockade of the Dardanelles indicate the danger of other obstacles to the freedom of commerce and the necessity of keeping our naval force in those seas.
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Usage Frequency: Dardanelles

"Dardanelles" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dardanelles" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Expression: Dardanelles

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dardanelles

Modern Translations: Dardanelles

Language		Translations for "Dardanelles"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		Dardanelles (Hellespont). (various references)

Dutch		Dardanellen. (various references)

Esperanto		Dardaneloj. (various references)

Finnish		Dardanellit (the Dardanelles). (various references)

French		Dardanelles. (various references)

German		Dardanellen (Hellespont). (various references)

Greek		�"αρδανέλια. (various references)

Pig Latin		ardanellesday.(various references)

Russian		пролив �"арданеллы. (various references)

Turkish		Çanakkale boğazí (Hellespont). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Dardanelles

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