English > Dardanelles campaign: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | 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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Synonym | Dardanelles |
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Instance of | campaign, military campaign | Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
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Part of | World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War | A 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 |
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Region | Turkey, Republic of Turkey | A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans |
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