Tenedos

[ ten-i-dos, -dohs; Greek ten-e-th aws ]

/ ˈtɛn ɪˌdɒs, -ˌdoʊs; Greek ˈtɛn ɛ ðɔs /

noun

an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.

Also called Bozcaada.

Example sentences from the Web for tenedos

The others were the frigate "Endymion" of fifty guns, and the "Pomone" and the "Tenedos," of forty-four each.

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes |James Russell Soley
Homer describes an island off the coast, named Tenedos, and a mountain near called Mount Ida.

Alexander the Great |Jacob Abbott
A legatio from Tenedos, heard as usual in February, had asked that Tenedos might be made a libera civitas.

The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 |Marcus Tullius Cicero
They are off to Tenedos, where they will embark the troops that are to land on the beaches round the tip of the peninsula.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott

The Inflexible had signalled us she had struck a mine, and that we must stand by and see her home to Tenedos.

Gallipoli Diary, Volume I |Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for tenedos

Tenedos

/ (ˈtɛnɪˌdɒs) /

noun

an island in the NE Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles: in Greek legend the base of the Greek fleet during the siege of Troy Modern Turkish name: Bozcaada

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Example sentences from the Web for tenedos

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