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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Example Sentences

Services of re-dedication were held at Ypres, supported by serving soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment and attended by the men's relatives.

From BBC

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the devastation he witnessed on battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.

From BBC

The fighting at Ypres continued until the last week of November, when rain turned to snow and the mud froze.

From Literature

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

From New York Times

Royal Army Medical Corps, was buried at the Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, which is at the heart of Flanders Fields.

From Seattle Times