Dieppe

American

[dee-ep, dyep] / diˈɛp, dyɛp /

noun

a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.

Dieppe British

/ djɛp, dɪˈɛp /

noun

a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 34 653 (1999)

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She left Paris just before the outbreak of World War Two but died in Dieppe, apparently on her way back to Britain.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“P.J Féret, a native of Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825. He continues his investigations in this vast area known as the Cité de Limes or Caesar’s Camp.”

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

The company had already announced that its Dieppe plant would produce a future crossover model.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

He said: "There are ferries from there to Dieppe, and talking to people who've been on those ferries, they say they're half-empty."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2022

Conclusion reached by the Annex while breakfasting at nine: this is a trial landing, like the one two years ago in Dieppe.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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