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Gallipoli
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A peninsula in Turkey where a major, costly Allied campaign was fought during World War I.
"The Gallipoli campaign of 1915-1916 remains a defining event in Australian and New Zealand history."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often refers to the WWI battle site on the Turkish peninsula.
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Etymology
From Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish Gelibolu, ultimately from Greek words meaning roughly "beautiful city."