tepe

[ tep-ee; Turkish te-pe ]

noun

1. (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of tepe¹

< Turkish: hill

Example Sentences

On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.

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So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba Tepe from Helles or vice versa.

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As we were leaving, a message came in to say that an enemy submarine had been sighted off Gaba Tepe.

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Looking through naval telescopes we thought—we all thought—Ismail Oglu Tepe height was won.

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The enemy counter-attack was coming from the direction of Tekke Tepe and moving over the foothills and plain on Sulajik.

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