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Definitions of dunkirk in various dictionaries:
noun - a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
noun - a seaport in northern France on the North Sea
noun - an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
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| In holding back at this city at the E. end of the Strait of Dover, Hitler may have thought he'd force peace on England |
| One of France's major ports, it was the site of the 1940 evacuation of more than 300,000 men |
| About 40,000 men were left in this French port after the last evacuation ship left June 4, 1940 |
| Lord Gort saved 200,000 British troops with his May 1940 decision to evacuate this port |
| Fishing & pleasure boats were part of the flotilla used in the May-June 1940 evacuation from this port |
| In May 1940 many "little ships" & their captains did good when they aided in the evacuation of this French port |
| In a speech on this town in northern France: "We shall fight on the beaches... we shall never surrender" |
| Operation Dynamo was the Allied name for the desperate 1940 evacuation from this French town |
| Occupation by the Germans in World War II led to a major evacuation from this port |
| Dunkirk description |
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| Dunkirk (; French: Dunkerque [dkk]; Dutch: Duinkerke(n) [dykr()k(n)] ( listen)) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. The population of the city (commune) at the 2016 census was 91,412 inhabitants. |