Meanings
- A peninsula in Turkey, north of the Dardanelles, between the Aegean and Marmara seas.
- historicalby ellipsisThe Gallipoli Campaign (1915–1916) in World War I.
1 more example
And anyway, it strikes me that the blasted English use Anzacs as fodder for the enemy guns, putting them into places where they don't want to waste their own precious tropps. Look at the way that saber-rattling [Winston] Churchill sent our men into something as useless as Gallipoli! Ten thousand killed out of fifty thousand! Twice as bad as decimation.
1977, Colleen McCullough, “1921–1928”, in The Thorn Birds, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 40Synonyms: Chersonese, Chersonesus Thracica, Thracian Chersonese
- datedSynonym of Gelibolu: a town and municipality of Turkey, located on the Gallipoli peninsula (sense 1).
Synonyms: Chersonese, Chersonesus Thracica, Thracian Chersonese, Gelibolu
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Gallipoli Campaign (1915–1916) in World War I.
proper nounSynonym of Gelibolu: a town and municipality of Turkey, located on the Gallipoli peninsula (sense 1).
Origin
- Medieval GreekΚαλλίπολῐς
- LatinCallipolis
- ItalianGallipoli
- Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-“city; fortification”
- Proto-Indo-European*kal-“beautiful”
- Ancient Greekκᾰ́λλος“beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”
- Medieval GreekΚαλλίπολῐς“Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”
- TurkishGelibolu
- ItalianGallipoli
- EnglishGallipoli
Sense 1 (“peninsula in Turkey”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish Gelibolu, and from its etymon Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs, “Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”) and late variant forms, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος (kắllos, “beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”) (of unknown origin, disputedly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“beautiful”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city; city-state”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)). Doublet of Callipolis, Gelibolu, and Kallipolis. Sense 2 (“town in Italy”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Latin Callipolis, from Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs): see above.
More words from Italian, Turkish, Medieval Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قليبلي, جاليبولي
- قليبليtown in Italy
- جاليبوليpeninsula in Turkey
Basque Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Bengali গ্যালিপলি
- গ্যালিপলি (gêlipoli)peninsula in Turkey
Bulgarian Галипо́ли, Галипо́ли
- Галипо́ли (Galipóli)town in Italy
- Галипо́ли (Galipóli)peninsula in Turkey
Catalan Gallipoli, Gal·lípoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gal·lípolipeninsula in Turkey
Chinese Mandarin 加里波利, 加里波利
- 加里波利 (Jiālǐbōlì)town in Italy
- 加里波利 (Jiālǐbōlì)peninsula in Turkey
Czech Gallipoli
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Danish Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Dutch Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Esperanto Kalipolis
- Kalipolispeninsula in Turkey
Estonian Gelibolu
- Gelibolupeninsula in Turkey
Finnish Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- GallipoliGallipoli campaign
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
French Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
German Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
- Gelibolupeninsula in Turkey
Greek Καλλίπολη, Καλλίπολη
- Καλλίπολη (Kallípoli)town in Italy
- Καλλίπολη (Kallípoli)peninsula in Turkey
Hebrew גליפולי
- גליפוליpeninsula in Turkey
Hungarian Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Indonesian Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Italian Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Japanese ガッリーポリ, ガッリーポリ
- ガッリーポリ (Garrīpori)town in Italy
- ガッリーポリ (Garrīpori)peninsula in Turkey
Korean 갈리폴리, 갈리폴리
- 갈리폴리 (gallipolli)town in Italy
- 갈리폴리 (gallipolli)peninsula in Turkey
Latin Gallipolis, Callipolis
- Gallipolistown in Italy
- Callipolistown in Italy
Malay Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Māori Karipori
- Kariporipeninsula in Turkey
Norwegian Bokmål Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Persian گالیپولی, گالیپولی
- گالیپولیtown in Italy
- گالیپولیpeninsula in Turkey
Polish Gallipoli, Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Portuguese Galípoli, Gallipoli
- Galípolitown in Italy
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
- Galípolipeninsula in Turkey
Romanian Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
Russian Галлиполи, Галлиполи
- Галлиполи (Gallipoli)town in Italy
- Галлиполи (Gallipoli)peninsula in Turkey
Spanish Gallipoli, Galípoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Galípolipeninsula in Turkey
Swedish Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
Tagalog Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
Tamil கலிபோலி
- கலிபோலி (kalipōli)peninsula in Turkey
Thai กัลลิโพลี
- กัลลิโพลีpeninsula in Turkey
Turkish Gallipoli, Gelibolu
- Gallipolitown in Italy
- Gelibolupeninsula in Turkey
Ukrainian Ґалліполі, Галліполі
- Ґалліполі (Gallipoli)town in Italy
- Галліполі (Hallipoli)town in Italy
- Галліпо́лі (Hallipóli)peninsula in Turkey
Urdu گیلی پولی
- گیلی پولی (gelī polī)peninsula in Turkey
Vietnamese Gallipoli
- Gallipolitown in Italy
Welsh Gallipoli
- Gallipolipeninsula in Turkey
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Gallipoli
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Gallipoli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallipoli
“Gallipoli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallipoli. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gallipoli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallipoli.
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