Gallipoli
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Gallipoli
Gallipoli (gəlĭpˈəlē) or Gelibolu (gĕlēˈbōlo͞oˌ), city, W Turkey, a port at the east end of the Dardanelles, near the neck of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It has long been a strategic point in the defense of İstanbul (Constantinople) and has numerous historic remains. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1354.
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Gallipoli
(from Greek Kallipolis), the name used in historical and other literature for the city of Gelibolu in Turkey.
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Gallipoli
poorly conceived and conducted battle ending in British disaster (1915). [Br. Hist.: Fuller, III, 240–261]
See: Defeat
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Gallipoli
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.: 16 751 (latest est.)
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