Menderes
Americannoun
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Adnan 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60.
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Ancient Maeander,. Ancient Meander. a river in western Asia Minor, flowing into the Aegean near Samos. 240 miles (385 km) long.
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Ancient Scamander. a river in northwestern Asia Minor, flowing across the Trojan plain into the Dardanelles. 60 miles (97 km) long.
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Ancient name: Maeander. a river in SW Turkey flowing southwest, then west to the Aegean. Length: about 386 km (240 miles)
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Ancient name: Scamander. a river in NW Turkey flowing west and northwest to the Dardanelles. Length: 104 km (65 miles)
Example Sentences
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Menderes Akbulut, general manager of Koral Travel, which mainly serves the British market, said many small hotels have already begun to close.
From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2021
Adnan Menderes, the man who walked bloody but unbroken from a 1959 plane crash that killed fifteen, was not the man to moderate his ways in such an hour.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the ban was made to seem a do-it-yourself affair, it was actually inspired by none other than Premier Adnan Menderes himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
As you indicated, the late Premier Menderes exploited this fortuitous association between his party and the Turkish heroic tradition.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet last week, as he flew off to a Baghdad Pact meeting in Karachi, tough Premier Adnan Menderes had the look of a man well satisfied with things.
From Time Magazine Archive
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