English Explanatory Dictionary

Dieppe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
  2. A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Pronunciation

/diˈɛp/ /djɛp/ /diːp/

Word forms

Dieppe

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Depe, from Middle French Diepe; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Dieppe. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

Synonyms

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