Dodecanese
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English
Proper noun
Dodecanese
Pronunciation
Do*de-ca-nese*
DOH-deh-kaah-neez
Etymology
Greek dodekanesos, the twelve islands, from dodeka, twelve, + nesos, island.
- An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital.
Translations
- French: Dodécanèse m
- Greek: [[ ]] (Dodekánisos)
- Japanese: [[ ]] (Dodeká-niso)
- Latin: Dodecanesus
- Polish: Dodekanez
- Turkish: Onikiada
See also
- Wikipedia article on the Dodecanese