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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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-et suffix forming dims. from sbs., repr. (O)F.
-et m.,
-ette fem., :- Rom. *
-itto, *
-itta, *
-ētto,
-a of unkn. (perh. non-L.) orig.; it occurs in many adoptions from French, as
budget,
gibbet,
hatchet,
mallet,
turret, in most of which there is no longer any consciousness of a dim. force. For its use in adjs. see
dulcet,
russet. The combination in OF. of
-et with
-el produced
-elet, for which see
-LET.
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Obituary Alec Campbell: last veteran of disastrous Gallipoli campaign
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/17/2002; 700+ words
; ...have fought in the ill- fated Gallipoli campaign of the First World War - and...one of the youngest soldiers at Gallipoli, after lying about his age and...1915, he landed at Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula where ANZAC (Australia...
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Military geography: the influence of terrain in the outcome of the Gallipoli Campaign, 1915.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 ranks as one of the most...line to Russia. The land-based Gallipoli Campaign evolved from a plan sponsored...Summary of the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign The land-based Gallipoli Campaign was planned for 23 April...
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Not all donkeys are Poms Saul David applauds a book about the Gallipoli campaign that sets the record straight
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Weir's Oscar-winning film Gallipoli - when a British officer sends...superb new account of the doomed Gallipoli campaign, the film's denouement is...him, the ordinary soldiers at Gallipoli were lions led by donkeys, not...
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Australia bids farewell to last known survivor of Gallipoli campaign
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/24/2002; 487 words
; ...disastrous World War I military campaign seen as a defining chapter...brutal fighting at Turkey' s Gallipoli peninsula. Tens of thousands...led army that landed at Gallipoli in a failed attempt to capture...month battle of attrition at Gallipoli. The Allies recorded 55...
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Accreditation notice for Gallipoli Campaign; 75th anniversary ceremonies in Turkey. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 4/3/1990; 700+ words
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Queen honours the fallen heroes of Gallipoli campaign.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/17/2005; 592 words
; ...anniversary of the World War I Gallipoli campaign. A crowd of around 200 people...Suvla on the west coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey resulted...Robert Crowe, fought in the Gallipoli campaign, said the version of...
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A DUBLIN-born cousin of Dracula author Bram Stoker was today honoured in Australia for his heroic actions in the Gallipoli campaign of World War One.
Newspaper article from: Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 4/25/2009; 578 words
; ...for his heroic actions in the Gallipoli campaign of World War One. The flamboyant...his native Dublin, approached Gallipoli on the dawn of April 25, 1915...AFFECTED THE COURSE OF EVENTS OF THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN," THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE...
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The last known British veteran of the ill-starred Gallipoli campaign has died in an Australian nursing home at the age of 106.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 10/1/2001; 356 words
; The last known British veteran of the ill-starred Gallipoli campaign has died in an Australian nursing home at the age of 106...uncovered his story. His death leaves only one Australian Gallipoli survivor. (July 30th)
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89TH ANNIVERSARY OF GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN COMMEMORATED
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/22/2004; 266 words
; According to Aksam, a ceremony was held in Canakkale to mark the 89th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, a key victory by Turkish troops defending the Dardanelles during World War I. Present at the ceremony were Prime Minister Recep...
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90TH ANNIVERSARY OF GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN COMMEMORATED
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/21/2005; 248 words
; According to Hurriyet, the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, a victory by Turkish troops defending the Dardanelles during World War I, is being commemorated. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
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Gallipoli campaign
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gallipoli campaign 1915, Allied expedition in World War...various points on the east coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula, while a French force landed...lag between the navy's arrival at Gallipoli (Feb., 1915) and the arrival of...
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Gallipoli Campaign
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Gallipoli Campaign (1915–16) An unsuccessful...attempted. The first landings, on the Gallipoli peninsula and on the Asian mainland...stalemate. The Australian casualties on Gallipoli were 8587 killed and 19,367 wounded...
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Gallipoli/Dardanelles campaign
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Gallipoli/Dardanelles campaign, 1915–16. In February and March 1915, following...French navies mounted an attack against the Turkish defences on the Gallipoli peninsula. They hoped to break through the Dardanelles and capture...
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Gallipoli
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
GALLIPOLI Peninsula between the Dardanelles...side of the Turkish Straits. Gallipoli was the site of an unsuccessful World War I Allied campaign (1915 and 1916) aimed at...Zealand Army Corps]) landed at Gallipoli in April 1915, after four...
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Gallipoli Peninsula
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gallipoli Peninsula Lat. Chersonesus Thracica, narrow peninsula...the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles . The port of Gallipoli gives it its name. It was the scene of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 and was (1920-36) part of the demilitarized...
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