Dodecanese
geographical name
Do·de·ca·nese
| \ dō-ˈde-kə-ˌnēz
, -ˌnēs; ˌdō-di-kə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\
, -ˌnēs; ˌdō-di-kə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\
Definition of Dodecanese
islands of Greece in the southeastern Aegean Sea comprising the Southern Sporades south of Ikaria and Samos; belonged to Italy 1923–47 area 486 square miles (1264 square kilometers), population 162,439 — see rhodes sense 1
Other Words from Dodecanese
Dodecanesian
\ (ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈnē-zhən
, ˌdō-di-kə- , -shən \
adjective or noun
, ˌdō-di-kə- , -shən \
adjective or noun