HyperDic: dardanelles_campaign

English > 1 sense of the expression Dardanelles campaign:
NOUNactDardanelles campaign, Dardanellesthe unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia
English > Dardanelles campaign: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks.
SynonymDardanelles
Instance ofcampaign, military campaignSeveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
Part ofWorld War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End WarA war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
RegionTurkey, Republic of TurkeyA Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans

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