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 Meaning of DARDANELLES
| Pronunciation: |  | `dâr'dnelz 
 
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[n]  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  [n]  the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey   |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Dardanelles campaign, Hellespont |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | campaign, First World War, Great War, military campaign, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Turkey, sound, strait, Turkey, Turkey, War to End War, World War , World War I |  |     |    |  |