Dodecanese

Do·dec·a·nese  (d-dk-nz, -ns)

An island group of southeast Greece in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Crete. The name means "12 islands," although there are also several islets. The islands were held by Turkey from 1522 until 1912.

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Dodecanese [ˌdəʊdɪkəˈniːz]

pl n

(Placename) a group of islands in the SE Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece: part of the Southern Sporades. Capital: Rhodes. Pop.: 162 439 (1991). Area: 2663 sq. km (1028 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Dhodhekánisos

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Dodecanese - a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea Dhodhekanisos Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Rodhos, Rhodes - a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes

Translations

Dodecanese [ˌdəʊdɪkəˈniːz] NPL the Dodecanese → el Dodecaneso

Dodecanese [ˌdəʊdɪkəˈniːz] npl
the Dodecanese, the Dodecanese Islands → l'archipel m du Dodécanèse

Dodecanese [ˌdəʊdɪkəˈniːz] npl the Dodecanese → il Dodecanneso
the Dodecanese Islands → le isole del Dodecanneso