Dardanelles
Meaning
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
Synonyms
Translations
Dardanellen
Δαρδανέλια
Dardanelos
Dardanelli
Dardanelos
Dardanellen
Çanakkale Boğazı
Détroit des Dardanelles
Dardanels Hellespont Ελλήσποντος ΔαρδανέλλιαPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/
Etymology
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.
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