dunkirk

Dun·kirk

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhn-kurk]
- /ˈdʌn kɜrk/
- /dʌnˈkɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhn-kurk]
- /ˈdʌn kɜrk/

Definitions of dunkirk word

noun dunkirk French Dunkerque [dœn-kerk] /dœ̃ˈkɛrk/ (Show IPA). a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29–June 4, 1940. 1
noun dunkirk a period of crisis or emergency when drastic measures must be enforced: The smaller nations were facing a financial Dunkirk. 1
noun dunkirk a city in W New York, on Lake Erie. 1
noun dunkirk a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: scene of the evacuation of British and other Allied troops after the fall of France in 1940; industrial centre with an oil refinery and naval shipbuilding yards. Pop: 70 850 (1999) 0
noun dunkirk seaport in N France, on the North Sea: scene of the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops under fire (1940) as France fell to Germany: pop. 70,000 0

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dunkirk popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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