Dunkirk

English

Etymology

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Dunkirk

1. Dunkerque, a town in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
2. A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7886).
3. A village in Kent, England.
4. A city in Indiana, United States.
5. A city in New York, United States.
6. A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
7. A town in Wisconsin, United States.

Derived terms

• Dunkirker
• Dunkirkian
• Dunkirk spirit

Translations

town in France

• Arabic: دونكيرك
• Breton: Dukark (br), Dunkark
• Catalan: Dunkerque f, Dunquerca f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敦刻尔克 (Dūnkè'ěrkè)

• Danish: Dunkerque
• Dutch: Duinkerke n, Duinkerken n
• Farefare: Dʋnkɛrkɛ
• French: Dunkerque (fr) m
• German: Dünkirchen
• Japanese: ダンケルク (Dankeruku)
• Kashubian: Dunkerka f
• Latin: Dunquerca f
• Marathi: डनकर्क n (ḍankarka)
• Occitan: Dunquèrca
• Polish: Dunkierka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Dunquerque f
• Spanish: Dunkerque (es), Dunquerque
• Urdu: ڈنکرک m (ḍankark)
• West Flemish: Duunkerke n
• West Frisian: Dúntsjerk n
• Zealandic: Duunkerke

References

• “Dunkirk”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.