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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England.
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- noun an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
- noun a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
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Examples
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"So long as the English tongue survives, the word 'Dunkerque' will be spoken with reverence" ...
VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅 2008
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"So long as the English tongue survives, the word 'Dunkerque' will be spoken with reverence" ...
VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅 2008
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Yesterday on French television, the evening news had a segment about a teacher in Dunkirk Dunkerque for the natives who is using Twitter in the classroom to teach French to his first-grade pupils.
Patrice Peyret: Twitter at 6 Years of Age? Patrice Peyret 2011
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Yesterday on French television, the evening news had a segment about a teacher in Dunkirk Dunkerque for the natives who is using Twitter in the classroom to teach French to his first-grade pupils.
Patrice Peyret: Twitter at 6 Years of Age? Patrice Peyret 2011
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Then, with luck and hard riding, we can reach Dunkerque tomorrow night.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Citizeness, do you still say that Holland is not in Dunkerque?
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belport by Edith Wharton this is a collection of magazine articles the author wrote during the first world war.
Archive 2010-06-01 jmnlman 2010
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“And your other course is… to continue to Dunkerque?” asked Fondard.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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North, and not west from Amiens, was the quickest road to Dunkerque, and he trusted that Captain Holland and Miss Finch would know this.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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And if they are clever, we shall greet them in Dunkerque.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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