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Dunkerque

Dunkerque is the alternative spelling of Dunkirk.

Meaning of Dunkirk

Proper noun

Dunkirk

  1. A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
    Synonyms:
    Dunkerque
  2. A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186).
  3. A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872).
  4. A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886).
  5. A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759).
  6. A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027).

See all 18 meanings of Dunkirk

Origin of Dunkerque

Borrowed from French Dunkerque.

Questions about Dunkerque

What is Dunkerque the alternative spelling of?
Dunkerque is the alternative spelling of Dunkirk.

Words near Dunkerque in the dictionary

  1. Dunkelberger
  2. Dunkeld
  3. dunkels
  4. dunker
  5. Dunkerism
  6. Dunkerque
  7. dunkers
  8. Dunkerton
  9. Dunkerton and Tunley
  10. Dunkeswell
  11. Dunkettle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dunkerque (page history and authors); Dunkirk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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