Do·dec·a·nese

(dō-dĕk′ə-nēz′, -nēs′)

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: 190 071 (2001). Area: 2663 sq km (1028 sq miles). Modern Greek name: Dhodhekánisos

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Do•dec•a•nese

(doʊˌdɛk əˈnis, -ˈniz, ˌdoʊ dɛk ə-)

n.pl.

a group of 12 Greek islands in the Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: belonged to Italy 1911–45. 145,071; 1035 sq. mi. (2680 sq. km).

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Noun

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

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Dodecanese

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

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Dodecanese

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

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Greek ambassador Dionysios Kalamvrezos said the Turkish allegations contained in a letter dated March 18, regarding the limits of its continental shelf in the East Med are "legally unfounded, incorrect and arbitrary to the extent that they disregard Greece's sovereign rights in the area, and in particular the legitimate maritime zones of the Dodecanese islands".

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sun-seekers can now fly directly to the Greek Dodecanese islands with a new weekly service to Rhodes from Aberdeen International Airport which was launched yesterday.

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Ray is a World War II veteran who served in the Royal Navy and 'SBS Special Force 281' inthe Dodecanese. After the war, he trained as a radio engineer and whilst working for the British foreign office was posted to Cyprus in 1964.

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If you're interested in delving into Rhodes' past, it's well worth taking a guided tour of the fortifications pivotal to its defence - in historic terms the island is the most important of all the Dodecanese Islands.

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Most of the islands found in the Aegean Sea and are divided into seven groups (from north to south): The Northeastern Aegean Islands, The Sporades, Evia, the Islands of Argosaronic, The Cyclades, The Dodecanese and Crete, whereas The Ionian Sea has one island complex named as The Ionian Islands.

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Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, a chain totalling some 165 isles in the south-eastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asian Turkey.

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