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.
Steeped in Mythology. In Turkish, the Dardanelles are called Ãanakkale Bogazi for the city of Ãanakkale, whose name comes from âCanak Kale,â or the Canak Castle. The Dardanelles is also known as Dardanelya (Dardanusâ Gateway) and Hellespontus (Helleâs Sea), names with mythological origins. According to the myth, King Athamasâ children Phryxus and Helle were expelled from their homes by their stepmother and their real mother Nephele, the Cloud Goddess, senta flying ram with golden fleece to pick them up.