Ypres
//ˈiːpɹə// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in West Flanders, Belgium.
"Ypres was not the actual start of the front; that distinction belongs to Nieuport, a city on the North Sea twentyodd miles down the river Yser from Ypres."
- 2 The municipality containing this city.
- 3 Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.
Example
More examples"Ypres was not the actual start of the front; that distinction belongs to Nieuport, a city on the North Sea twentyodd miles down the river Yser from Ypres."
Etymology
Borrowed from French Ypres.
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