Gallipoli

[guh-lip-uh-lee]

noun

a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.

a port in NW Turkey. 18,700.

Also called Gallipoli Peninsula.

Turkish, Gelibolu.

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Gallipoli (ɡəˈlɪpəlɪ)

—n
1.	a peninsula in NW Turkey, between the Dardanelles and the Gulf of Saros: scene of a costly but unsuccessful Allied campaign in 1915
2.	a port in NW Turkey, at the entrance to the Sea of Marmara: historically important for its strategic position. Pop: 22 000 (latest est)

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