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Dodecanese

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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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Noun1.Dodecanese - a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
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
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Dodecanese [dəudɪkəˈniːz] n, Dodecanese Islands
nplDodécanèse m
Dodecanese [dəudɪkəˈniːz], Dodecanese Islands npl the Dodecanese (Islands) → der Dodekanes


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The largest island in Greece's Dodecanese chain, Rhodes sits just off Turkey's west coast - and a world away from the bustle of Athens.
Seven of the best and most beautiful island groupings have been selected for inclusion in the program-- the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese, the Iolian, the Saronic, the Northern Sporades and the Eastern Aegean islands.
 
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