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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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Sifting through the remains of a Gaulish village on cliff-tops near Dieppe on Monday, they uncovered an earthenware pot containing a small glass flask.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Tim Dieppe, the head of public policy at Christian Concern, said Easter eggs were a "clear symbol of the Easter story".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

He is known to have visited the Netherlands and Dieppe in France in 2022 and it is thought he could have travelled from as far as the Canadian Arctic.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

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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