1. Dodecanese - Noun
2. Dodecanese - Proper noun
a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
Source: WordNetThe Dodecanese Islands had been occupied by the British; the Luftwaffe committed 75 Stukas of StG 3 based in Megara (I. Source: Internet
Outside of Africa, Italy possessed a small concession in Tientsin in China (following the Boxer Rebellion ) and the Dodecanese Islands off the coast of Turkey. Source: Internet
Cyprus and the Dodecanese were not included in the Greco-Turkish population transfer of 1923 because they were under direct British and Italian control respectively. Source: Internet
The 1947 Treaty of Paris required Italy to hand over the Dodecanese islands to Greece. Source: Internet
The Ionian Islands were ceded by Britain in 1864, and the Dodecanese by Italy in 1947. Source: Internet
Recently the environment ministry approved a study throughout the islands of the Dodecanese on the commercial exploitation of sea cucumbers. Source: Internet