Dunkirk

dʌnˈkɜrk

Definition

Definition of Dunkirk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

evacuation

mass sea rescue of stranded soldiers during 1940 war

The Dunkirk evacuation saved many lives.

evacuation

rescue

movie

film about the 1940 evacuation of Allied troops

We watched the Dunkirk movie last night.

film

movie

French towntown in northern France, site of WWII evacuation

Dunkirk was pivotal during World War II.

Dunkerque

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Dunkirk spirit

determination and unity shown together in a hard situation

The team showed real Dunkirk spirit during the crisis.

Origin of Dunkirk

Dutch, Duinkerke (dune church)

Examples of Dunkirk in a sentence

Many books detail the Dunkirk operation.
Dunkirk received several awards for its cinematography.
The history class analyzed Dunkirk for its strategic elements.
We visited Dunkirk on our trip to France.
Dunkirk is known for its historical significance.

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French:Dunkerque, film Dunkerque, ...
German:Evakuierung von Dünkirchen, Film Dunkirk, ...
Italian:evacuazione di Dunkerque, Dunkerque, ...
Spanish:Dunkerque, ...
Portuguese:Dunquerque, Dunkirk, ...
Chinese:敦刻尔克撤退, 敦刻尔克, ...
Japanese:ダンケルク, ...
Arabic:إِجْلاء دونكيرك, دَنْكِيرْك, ...
Hebrew:הַפִּינוּי מִדַּנְקֶרְק, דַנְקֶרְק, ...
Russian:Дюнкеркская эвакуация, Дюнкерк, ...
Ukrainian:Дюнкеркська евакуація, Дюнкерк, ...
Hindi:डनकर्क निकासी, डनकर्क फिल्म, ...
Bengali:ডানকার্ক উদ্ধার, ডানকার্ক চলচ্চিত্র, ...
Catalan:evacuació de Dunkerque, Dunkerque, ...
Czech:dunkerská evakuace, Dunkerk, ...
Danish:Evakueringen ved Dunkirk, Dunkirk, ...
Dutch:evacuatie van Duinkerken, Dunkirk, ...
Greek:Δουνκέρκη, ...
Hungarian:dunkerque-i evakuálás, Dunkirk, ...
Khmer:ការជម្លៀសទាហានចេញពីដង់កឺកតាមសមុទ្រក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៤០, ដង់ឃឺក, ...
Korean:덩케르크 철수, 덩케르크 영화, ...
Persian:دانکرک, ...
Polish:Dunkierka, ...
Portuguese (BR):evacuação de Dunkirk, Dunkirk, ...
Romanian:evacuarea de la Dunkirk, Dunkirk, ...
Swedish:Evakueringen vid Dunkerque, Dunkirk, ...
Thai:ดันเคิร์ก, ภาพยนตร์ดันเคิร์ก, ...
Turkish:Dunkirk tahliyesi, Dunkirk, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc di tản Dunkirk, Dunkirk, ...

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