Dunkirk

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Dunkirk

/ˈdʌŋkɜɹk/ US
/dʌnˈkɜːk/ UK

Where it comes from

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”). By surface analysis, from dune + kirk.

proper noun

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Similar: Dunkerque
A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186).
A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872).
A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886).
A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759).
A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027).
A hamlet in Wall parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9270).
A western suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5538).
A hamlet in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8152).
A settlement in Devizes parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9961).
A city in Jay County and Blackford County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland.
A city and town in Chautauqua County, New York.
A village in Hardin County, Ohio.
A town and village therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dunkerque, nord, douai, lesquin, tourcoing, valenciennes, cambrai, hamel, lille, hazebrouck, dury, quiévrechain, dourges, calais, pas-de-calais, dieppe

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name town in France

Español	Dunkerque, Dunquerque
日本語	ダンケルク Dankeruku
中文	敦刻爾克 /敦刻尔克 Dūnkè'ěrkè
हिन्दी	दैंकर्क da͠ikark, डंकर्क ḍaṅkark
Português	Dunquerque
Français	Dunkerque
Deutsch	Dünkirchen, Dunkerque
Italiano	Dunkerque, Doncherca, Duncherca, Duncherche
Ελληνικά	Δουνκέρκη Dounkérki
العربية	دونكيرك, دانكيرك

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{dunkirk_2026,
  title = {Dunkirk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dunkirk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}