Ypres

It was early in the war then, and between Ypres and the sea stretched a long thin line of Belgian trenches.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
A grim memorial of those troublous times is still preserved at Ypres.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
It was believed in Ypres that the town had been saved by the intercession of the Virgin Mary, its patron saint.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
The religious troubles of the sixteenth century left their mark on Ypres as well as on the rest of Flanders.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

The citizens of Ypres took a prominent part in most of the great events which distinguished the heroic period of Flemish history.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

British Dictionary definitions for Ypres

Ypres

/ (French iprə) /

noun

a town in W Belgium, in W Flanders province near the border with France: scene of many sieges and battles, esp in World War I, when it was completely destroyed. Pop: 35 021 (2004 est)Flemish name: Ieper

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