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Dardanelles

dar·da·nel·les

UK/ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/ US/ˌdɑː.dənˈɛɫz/ uncommon

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1.

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

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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

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Named after Ottoman forts spanning the strait, the Dardanelles, themselves likely named after Dardanus, an ancient city on the Asian shore of the strait, itself said to take its name from Dardanus, the son of Zeus and Electra.

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