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    DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turksplay

    Synonyms:

    Dardanelles; Dardanelles campaign

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    campaign; military campaign (several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints))

    Domain region:

    Republic of Turkey; Turkey (a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923)

    Holonyms ("Dardanelles campaign" is a part of...):

    First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (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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