Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast France on the English Channel north of Rouen. Allied forces made a disastrous commando attack on the city (August 19, 1942) to test the strength of German defenses.
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- proper noun A town in
Haute-Normandie ,France .
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Examples
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One of them landed in Dieppe and five landed in Normandy on D-Day.
On the Eve of Presidential Elections: France's Major Challenges 2007
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[3] He was an engineer from Siena, at that time in Dieppe, which is rather more than a days journey distant from the capital.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910
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The man who had recalled the Dieppe boat accident could be heard, self-assertive, pragmatical, his voice raised above the voices around him.
Studies in love and in terror Marie Belloc Lowndes 1907
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The particular parts of this coast discovered by the Normands and Bretons with the time of their discovery, and by the Portuguese, are described in the discourse of the French captain of Dieppe, which is found in the collection of Ramusio.
The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America Henry Cruse Murphy 1846
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[3] He was an engineer from Siena, at that time in Dieppe, which is rather more than a days journey distant from the capital.
Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini 1535
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In this comments section of Laurie Mann's post, "Dieppe" reports thusly editing of cussing mine:
Archive 2006-08-01 Mirtika 2006
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In this comments section of Laurie Mann's post, "Dieppe" reports thusly editing of cussing mine:
Connie Should Have Decked The Jerk! Mirtika 2006
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3 He was an engineer from Siena, at that time in Dieppe, which is rather more than a days journey distant from the capital.
XLIII 1909
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Her boy came home last night; he brought her a brooch with 'Dieppe' written on it.
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"Dieppe," came the laughing answer from a passer-by, who was evidently amused at Tom's pronunciation.
Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer Percy Keese Fitzhugh 1913
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