Meaning of DUNKERQUE
| Pronunciation: | | deung'kerk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire |
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| | Synonyms: | | Dunkirk |
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| | See Also: | | amphibious operation, city, evacuation, France, French Republic, metropolis, Second World War, urban center, World War , World War II | |
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