Dieppe

American

[dee-ep, dyep] / diˈɛp, djɛp /

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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Mr Dieppe accused the store of trying to "erase the connection between Easter and eggs".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

From there they plan to take three trains to Dieppe in the north of France, before travelling to the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

On 14 May - more than two months later - the suspect's former girlfriend went to the police station in Dieppe.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022

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

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 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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