Ypres

American  

[ee-pr^uh, wahy-perz] / ˈi prə, ˈwaɪ pərz /

noun

1. a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.

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Ypres British  

/ iprə /

noun

1. Flemish name: Ieper. 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)

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Ypres

The medieval Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Church were two of the most prominent monuments in Ypres, Belgium, and among World War I’s early casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Sherriff, was severely wounded in the fighting near Ypres.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024

He got posted to Flanders, where he witnessed the murderous, meaningless second Battle of Ypres.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

His great-great-niece Linda Jordan attended his burial service at the Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres.

From BBC ● May 10, 2023

On Christmas morning near the ruins of Ypres, German troops in their trenches opposite the British began to sing carols and display bits of holiday evergreen.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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