Gallipoli

/ɡəˈlɪpəli/

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a peninsula (= an area of land almost surrounded by water) in Turkey, which the armed forces of the Allies tried to capture during the First World War. The Allies, including many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand, landed at Gallipoli but failed to capture the peninsula. More than 200 000 Allied soldiers died there.加里波利（Gallipoli）：在土耳其的一个半岛，盟军在第一次世界大战期间曾试图占领该半岛。包括来自澳大利亚和新西兰的许多士兵在内的盟军降落在加里波利，但未能占领该半岛。超过20万盟军士兵在那里死亡。