English Explanatory Dictionary

Yprois

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant of the city of Ypres; (also, more broadly) an inhabitant of the municipality of the same name.
adj
  1. Of, comprising, or populated by Yprois.

Pronunciation

ēprwäʹ /iːpˈɹwɑː/ ēprwäzʹ /iːpˈɹwɑːz/

Word forms

Yprois

Etymology

First attested in nominal use in May 1845 and in adjectival use in 1890; from the French noun Yprois and adjective yprois, both from Ypres.

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