Dardanelles
geographical name
Dar·da·nelles
| \ ˌdär-də-ˈnelz
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variants:
or Hellespont \ ˈhe-lə-ˌspänt
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or ancient Hellespontus \ ˌhe-lə-ˈspän-təs
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or ancient Hellespontus \ ˌhe-lə-ˈspän-təs
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Definition of Dardanelles
strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea and separating the European and Asian parts of Turkey