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PRONUNCIATION OF TENEDOS

Tenedos  [ˈtɛnɪˌdɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENEDOS

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determiner
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Tenedos is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TENEDOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tenedos

Tenedos

Tenedos or Bozcaada is an island of Turkey in the northeastern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively, the island constitutes the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale province. With an area of 39.9 km2 it is the third largest Turkish island after Imbros and Marmara. In 2011, the district had a population of 2,472. The main industries are tourism, wine production and fishing. The island has been famous for its grapes, wines and red poppies for centuries. As Tenedos, it is mentioned in both the Iliad and the Aeneid, in the latter as the site where the Greeks hid their fleet near the end of the Trojan War in order to trick the Trojans into believing the war was over and into taking the Trojan Horse within their city walls. The island was important throughout classical antiquity despite its small size due to its strategic location at the entrance of the Dardanelles.

Definition of Tenedos in the English dictionary

The definition of Tenedos in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENEDOS


Calvados
ˈkælvəˌdɒs
DOS
dɒs
doss
dɒs
eidos
ˈaɪdɒs
endoss
ɪnˈdɒs
epanodos
ɛˈpænədɒs
exodos
ˈɛksəˌdɒs
extrados
ɛkˈstreɪdɒs
intrados
ɪnˈtreɪdɒs
kudos
ˈkjuːdɒs
MS-DOS
ɛmˈɛsˈdɒs
parados
ˈpærəˌdɒs
parodos
ˈpɑːrəˌdɒs
reredos
ˈrɪədɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENEDOS

Tenebrae
tenebrific
tenebrio
tenebrionid
tenebrious
tenebriousness
tenebrism
tenebrist
tenebrity
tenebrosity
tenebrous
tenebrousness
tenement
tenement building
tenemental
tenementary
tenemented
tenendum
Tenerife

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENEDOS

Abydos
Barbados
Campos
Carlos
chaos
Comoros
cos
Davos
Eos
Granados
Gros
Jos
Laos
logos
Marcos
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pros
Rhodos
Santos
tournedos

Synonyms and antonyms of Tenedos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tenedos» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Tenedos
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tenedos
570 millions of speakers

English

Tenedos
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tenedos
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Tenedos
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tenedos
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ténedos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tenedos
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ténédos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenedos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tenedos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テネドス島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Tenedos
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenedos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tenedos
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Tenedos
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेनिओस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bozcaada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tenedo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tenedos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tenedos
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tenedos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τένεδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tenedos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tenedos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tenedos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tenedos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENEDOS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENEDOS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tenedos

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENEDOS»

Discover the use of Tenedos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tenedos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
Metropolitan oflmbros and Tenedos, most honorable and Exarch of Aegean Sea The island of Imvros (Grk 'Ili|3qoc;, Trk Gokceada), located 20 km northwest of the Dardanelles Strait, has an area of 279 km.2 Notable towns on the island are ...
Demetrius Kiminas, 2009
2
Denying Human Rights and Ethnic Identity: The Greeks of Turkey
IMBROS AND TENEDOS Imbros (Turkish name: Gokceada) and Tenedos ( Bozcaada) are small islands in the northeast corner of the Aegean Sea, near the mouth of the Dardanelles. Part of the Ottoman Empire since the 15th century, these ...
‎1992
3
British Fortifications in Zululand 1879
Fort Tenedos Pearson's column had crossed into Zululand unopposed on 11 January by means of a pont - a flat-bottomed ferry - anchored on either side of the river below Fort Pearson, and had established a large, sprawling camp on the Zulu ...
Ian Knight, 2005
4
The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle
Thus we fee how all nations have ascribed some- thing marvellous to their old traditions. However it be what is 1 related ot Tenes coula not have happened before the time of Pnam, since Tenes lost his life when Achilles ravaged Tenedos , ...
Pierre Bayle, Pierre Desmaizeaux, Anthelme Tricaud, 1738
5
The Wrath of Athena: Gods and Men in the Odyssey
Searching for an occasion, some have fixed on an incident in the Cypria when the assembled Greek host feasted on Tenedos, before crossing over to the Troad .84 There, Proclus says, "while they were feasting . . . Achilles, who was invited ...
Jenny Strauss Clay, 1983
6
Petronius the Poet: Verse and Literary Tradition in the ...
Instead, Eumolpus describes Tenedos itself, figuring it as a sea-monster when he says that it fills the sea with its dorso which can describe a ridge of hills or the back of a living being. He adds a tediously obvious comparison between the ...
Catherine Connors, 1998
7
The new sailing directory for the Strait of Gibraltar and ...
Tt is also to be recollected that very dangerous shoals extend from the N.W. and West ends of Tenedos. There is also a dangerous shoal off the North side of the great Rabbit Island, as will be shown hereafter. Large ships running through ...
John Purdy, 1832
8
Locations in the Iliad: Ithaca, Lemnos, Mount Athos, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
9
Tenedos
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
10
Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century
Indeed, an assault upon Tenedos might bring the Turkish ships and galleys from behind the protective wall of the Dardanelles. The military captains and engineers had agreed with Mocenigo. Tenedos could easily be taken. The fortress was in ...
Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENEDOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tenedos is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hagia Paraskevi Day held on Tenedos island
Orthodox Greeks have gathered at the Ayazma Monastery on Tenedos island, known Bozcaada in Turkish, in the Aegean province of Çanakkale for a religious ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Hero ile Leandros aşkı Tenedos'ta buluştu...
Bozcaada'da televizyoncu, yazar ve akademisyen Prof. Dr. Haluk Şahin ve şair Cevat Çapan'ın katkıları ile bu yıl 14'üncüse gerçekleştirilen Ozanın Günü ve ... «Çanakkale Olay, Jul 15»
3
Aegean paradise Bozcaada hosts kiteboarders and cyclists
Full of sports, music and recreational activities, the Mercedes-Benz Go Bozcaada Festival will run until June 28 in Bozcaada (Tenedos), a beautiful and ... «Daily Sabah, Jun 15»
4
Roboski'nin katırları, Imbros'un keçileri, Tenedos'un balıkları
Yıl 1964, "çevresel nedenler" gerekçe gösterilerek Tenedos (Bozcaada) ve Imbros (Gökçeada) için balıkçılık yasaklandı. Bu iki adanın yakınlarındaki ana karada ... «Radikal, Mar 15»
5
The 10+1 Most Important Figures of Greek Independence
He led further successful attacks against the Turkish fleet in Tenedos in November 1822 and in Samos in August 1824. Kanaris was one of the few who gained ... «Greek Reporter, Mar 15»
6
Playbook: Generations of Greek cafés
Michael Arvanitis immigrated to America from the Greek Island of Tenedos, before it was ceded to Turkey. He worked in a coal mine in West Virginia for nearly a ... «Toledo City Paper, Dec 14»
7
Turkey: New Decision on the Return of Communal Property to …
Following the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, Tenedos and Imbros were ceded to the Turkish Republic that emerged in place of the fallen Ottoman Empire. The Treaty ... «Greek Reporter, Oct 14»
8
The Best Practice of Image Captioning: Fink You App is Released
[prMac.com] Istanbul, Turkey - Tenedos Apps is pleased to announce the release of Fink You 1.0, their newest iOS app. Fink You takes away the difficulty behind ... «prMac, Aug 14»
9
Greek Officer Appointed to Imvros Municipal Police
The islands of Imvros and Tenedos once belonged to Greece and were ceded to Turkey, according to the Treaty of Lausanne, after the dissolution of the ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 14»
10
Tenedians of Melbourne Travel to their Homeland
A group of Greeks from Tenedos, living in Melbourne will organise a journey to their homeland in order to celebrate the feast day of St. Paraskevi on July 26. «Greek Reporter, Jul 14»

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