transcription, транскрипция: [ dō-ˈde-kə-ˌnēz, -ˌnēs; ˌdō-di-kə-ˈ ]
geographical name
islands Greece in the SE Aegean comprising the Southern Sporades S of Ikaria & Samos; belonged to Italy 1923-47 area 486 square miles (1264 square kilometers ), population 162,439 — see Rhodes
• Do·de·ca·ne·sian (ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈnē-zhən, ˌdō-di-kə-, -shən adjective or noun