Dodecanesian

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adjective

Do·​dec·​a·​ne·​sian (¦)dō¦dekə¦nēzhən 

-ēsh-;

¦dōdə̇k-

variants or Dodecanese

-ēz, 

-ēs

or less commonly Dodecanesan

-ēsᵊn, 

-ēzᵊn

: of, relating to, or produced in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean

Dodecanesian

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noun

"

variants or Dodecanese

"

plural -s

: a native or inhabitant of the Dodecanese islands

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from Dodecanese islands

Rhymes for Dodecanese

• calabrese
• crazy
• daisy
• hazy
• lazy

Geographical Definition

Dodecanese

geographical name

Do·​de·​ca·​nese dō-ˈde-kə-ˌnēz 

-ˌnēs;

ˌdō-di-kə-ˈnēz, 

-ˈnēs

islands of Greece in the southeastern Aegean Sea comprising the Southern Sporades south of Ikaria and Samos; belonged to Italy 1923–47 area 486 square miles (1264 square kilometers), population 162,439 see rhodes sense 1

Dodecanesian

(ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈnē-zhən 

ˌdō-di-kə-, 

-shən

adjective or noun