DODECANESE


Meaning of DODECANESE in English

n.

Pronunciation: d ō - ' de-k ə - ˌ n ē z, - ˌ n ē s; ˌ d ō -di-k ə - '

Function: geographical name

islands Greece in the SE Aegean comprising the Southern Sporades S of Ikaria & Samos; belonged to Italy 1923-47 area 486 sq mi (1264 sq km ), pop 162,439 ― see RHODES

– Do · de · ca · ne · sian \ ( ˌ )d ō - ˌ de-k ə - ' n ē -zh ə n, ˌ d ō -di-k ə -, -sh ə n \ adjective or noun

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