Gallipoli

English

Etymology

From Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish and late variant forms of Byzantine Greek Καλλίπολις (Kallípolis, Callipolis), from the combining form of Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, beauty, beautiful) + πόλις (pólis, city, city-state). Doublet of Gelibolu, Callipolis, and Kallipolis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɪpəli/
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Proper noun

Gallipoli

  1. (dated) Synonym of Gelibolu, a town and municipality of Turkey.
  2. A peninsula in Turkey, north of the Dardanelles, between the Aegean and Marmara seas.
  3. (by ellipsis, historical) The Gallipoli Campaign (191516) in World War I.

Synonyms

  • (peninsula): Chersonese, Thracian Chersonese, Chersonesus Thracica

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalˈli.po.li/
  • Rhymes: -ipoli
  • Hyphenation: Gal‧lì‧po‧li

Proper noun

Gallipoli m

  1. A town in Lecce, Apulia, Italy
  2. Gallipoli, Gelibolu (a town and municipality of Turkey)
  3. Gallipoli (a peninsula in Turkey)

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Gallipoli f

  1. Alternative spelling of Galípoli
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