a peninsula (= an area of land almost surrounded by water) in Turkey, which the armed forces of the Allies tried to capture during World War I . The Allies, including many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand, landed at Gallipoli and fought bravely, but they had little support and failed to capture the peninsula. More than 200 000 Allied soldiers died there.
GALLIPOLI
Meaning of GALLIPOLI in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005