Gallipoli
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Gallipoli
- /ɡəˈlɪpəli/ UK
- /ɡəˈlɪpl̩i/ UK
- /ɡəˈlɪpəli/ US
- /ɡæˈlɪpəli/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪpəli
Where it comes from
Sense 1 (“peninsula in Turkey”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish Gelibolu, and from its etymon Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs, “Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”) and late variant forms, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος (kắllos, “beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”) (of unknown origin, disputedly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“beautiful”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city; city-state”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)). Doublet of Callipolis, Gelibolu, and Kallipolis.
Sense 2 (“town in Italy”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Latin Callipolis, from Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs): see above.
proper noun
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The Gallipoli Campaign (1915–1916) in World War I.
And anyway, it strikes me that the blasted English use Anzacs as fodder for the enemy guns, putting them into places where they don't want to waste their own precious tropps. Look at the way that saber-rattling [Winston] Churchill sent our men into something as useless as Gallipoli! Ten thousand kil
Similar: Chersonese, Chersonesus Thracica, Thracian Chersonese
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Synonym of Gelibolu: a town and municipality of Turkey, located on the Gallipoli peninsula (sense 1).
Similar: Chersonese, Chersonesus Thracica, Thracian Chersonese, Gelibolu
- A town in Lecce, Apulia, Italy. Gallipoli oil Gallipoli soap
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ionopolis, tripoli, yalikavak, pergamum, antioch, biga, ephesus, side, gaziantep, antiochia, antalya, bingöl, adrianople, chalcis, çanakkale, cyzicus
Translations
Talk about this word "Gallipoli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gallipoli. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gallipoli. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gallipoli "Gallipoli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gallipoli.Cite this
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