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