Ypres

English

Ypres's Grote Markt

Etymology

From French Ypres.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːpɹə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Proper noun

Ypres

A city in West Flanders, Belgium
The municipality containing this city.
Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.

Related terms

Translations

City in Flanders

Dutch: Ieper (nl)
German: Ypern (de)
Italian: Ipro
Latin: Ypra f, Hyprae f pl
Scottish Gaelic: Ieper

See also

Wipers

Further reading

Ypres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

preys, pyres, rypes, spyre

French

Etymology

First mentioned 1066, probably related to the river Ieperlee of Flanders, from Dutch iep (“elm tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ipʁ/

Proper noun

Ypres f

Ypres

Derived terms

Descendants

English: Ypres

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