Dieppe
See also: dieppe
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Dieppe.
The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈɛp/
- Hyphenation: Di‧eppe
- Rhymes: -ɛp
Proper noun
Dieppe
- A coastal town in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
- A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1946]
- Synonym: Leger Corner (historical)
Translations
town in Normandy, France
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city in New Brunswick, Canada
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French
Etymology
The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djɛp/
- Hyphenation: Dieppe
- Rhymes: -ɛp
Proper noun
Dieppe m
- A coastal town in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
- A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1946]
- Synonym: Leger Corner (historical)
Derived terms
- Dieppois, Dieppoise