Dodecanese

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) Δωδεκάνησα (Dōdekánēsa), from (deprecated template usage) δώδεκα (dṓdeka) + (deprecated template usage) νήσος (nḗsos).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Do‧de‧ca‧nese

Proper noun

Dodecanese

1. An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital.

Translations

an island chain consisting of twelve main islands

• French: Dodécanèse (fr) m
• Greek: Δωδεκάνησα (el) n or pl (Dodekánisa)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ドデカーニソ (Dodeká-niso)
• Jèrriais:
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• Latin: Dodecanesus
• Polish: Dodekanez
• Turkish: Onikiada

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Dodecanese