Dunkerque

British

/ dœ̃kɛrk /

noun

English name: Dunkirk. 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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French spelling is notoriously tricky and dictations have inspired dread in generations of pupils from Dunkerque to Perpignan.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

But four-time winner Auxerre, which also plays in the first division, needed penalty kicks to get past third-tier Dunkerque after a 2-2 draw.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

After a travel day, the riders will tackle five small climbs in the fourth stage on the route from the coastal city of Dunkerque to Calais.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2022

People light candles as they pay tribute to the 27 migrants who died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the English Channel, at the Richelieu Park in Dunkerque, France, November 25, 2021.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2021

The small kirkyard is full of old gravestones; one of a Frenchman from Dunkerque, I suppose he died prisoner in the military prison hard by.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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