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Dunkerque

noun
1.
A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II.  Synonym: Dunkirk.
2.
An amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire.  Synonym: Dunkirk.





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... harbors: Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Dunkerque" :   France, World War 2, French Republic, port, town, amphibious operation, Second World War, World War II, evacuation


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