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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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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

It has cancelled some ferries from Newhaven to Dieppe, and Calais to Dover.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

The car is currently produced in a factory in Dieppe, France, where in the future a new electric SUV would be produced, La Tribune wrote.

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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