Gates of Alexander

proper noun

One of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.

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Caspian Gates
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Meanings

proper nounthe Gates of Alexander
  1. historicalOne of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.

    Synonyms: Caspian Gates

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounOne of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world.

Similar
Caspian Gates
Also see
caspian gates
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APA

Gates of Alexander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20of%20Alexander

MLA

“Gates of Alexander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20of%20Alexander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gates of Alexander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20of%20Alexander.

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