Dictionary entry overview: What does alternative mean? â¢ ALTERNATIVE (noun) The noun ALTERNATIVE has 1 sense: 1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen Familiarity information: ALTERNATIVE used as a noun is very rare. â¢ ALTERNATIVE (adjective) The adjective ALTERNATIVE has 3 senses: 1. allowing a choice
The Dardanelles, a long narrow strait dividing the Balkans (Europe) along the Gallipoli peninsula from Asia Minor.he strait has often played a strategic role in history. The Dardanelles is unique in many respects. The very narrow and winding shape of the strait is more akin to that of a river. It is considered one of the most hazardous, crowded, difficult and potentially dangerous waterways in the world.
The Bosporus and Dardanelles are located in Turkey, where the country's European and Asian territories meet, separating them. Here we can see the Bosporus in red and the Dardanelles in yellow. These two straits are the only way in and out of the Black Sea, and represent the closest point between European and Asian lands (that aren't the Urals or Caucasus).