Meaning Of The Word Dunkirk
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Dunkirk Meaning
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Dunkirk in American English
seaport in N France, on the North Sea: scene of the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops under fire (1940) as France fell to Germany: pop. 70,000 noun: a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29– June 4, 1940. 83,759 Dunkirk in British English noun: a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: scene of the evacuation of British and other Allied troops after the fall of France in 1940; industrial centre with an oil refinery and naval shipbuilding yards. Pop: 70 850 (1999) |
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