Dardanelles
/ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/
Dardanelles proper noun: the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
Proper noun
the Dardanelles
- The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
- Synonyms:
- Hellespont
Dardanelles meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Dardanelles in Hindi
- strait
- दार्दानेल्ज़ जलसन्धि dārdānelz jalsandhi
Dardanelles in Tamil
- strait
- தார்தனெல்சு நீரிணை tārtaṉelcu nīriṇai
Dardanelles in Marathi
- strait
- डार्डेनेल्झ ḍārḍeneljha
Dardanelles in Bengali
- strait
- দার্দানেলেস প্রণালী dardaneles pronali
More languagesFewer languages
- Dardanelles in Telugu
- డార్డనెల్లెస్ ḍārḍanelles
- Dardanelles in Malayalam
- ഡാർഡനെൽസ് ḍāṟḍanelsŭ
- Dardanelles in Kannada
- ಡಾರ್ಡ್ನೆಲ್ಸ್ ḍārḍnels
- Dardanelles in Punjabi
- ਡਾਰਡੇਨੇਲਸ ਸਟਰੇਟ ḍārḍenelas saṭreṭ
- Dardanelles in Arabic
- اَلدَرْدَنِّيل ad-dardannīl
- Dardanelles in Malay
- Dardanelles
- Dardanelles in Indonesian
- Selat Dardanella
- Dardanelles in Persian
- داردانل dârdânel
- Dardanelles in Thai
- ดาร์ดะเนลส์
- Dardanelles in Vietnamese
- Dardanellia
Synonyms of Dardanelles
Origin of Dardanelles
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.
Questions about Dardanelles
- What does Dardanelles mean?
- Dardanelles means the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
- What is Dardanelles in Hindi?
- Dardanelles in Hindi is दार्दानेल्ज़ जलसन्धि (dārdānelz jalsandhi). See Dardanelles meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Dardanelles?
- Dardanelles is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dardanelles?
- Dardanelles is pronounced /ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/ (UK).
Words near Dardanelles in the dictionary
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