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Gates of Alexander

Gates of Alexander proper noun: one of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.

Proper noun

the Gates of Alexander

  1. (historical) One of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.
    Synonyms:
    Caspian Gates

Synonyms of Gates of Alexander

Questions about Gates of Alexander

What does Gates of Alexander mean?
Gates of Alexander means one of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.
What part of speech is Gates of Alexander?
Gates of Alexander is a proper noun.

Words near Gates of Alexander in the dictionary

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