YPRES

Meaning of YPRES in English

Y ‧ pres /ˈiːprə/ BrE AmE

a town in southern Belgium where three great battles took place in World War I. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in these battles, but neither side gained much advantage. British soldiers called it Wipers.

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YPRES — geographical name see: Ieper
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YPRES — Fr. /ee"prddeu/ ; Brit. or facetious /wuy"peuhrz/ , n. a town in W Belgium: battles 1914-18. 34,758. Flemish, Ieper .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YPRES — n. town in southwestern Belgium, site of three major World War I battles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YPRES — — see Ieper
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YPRES — (French), Flemish Ieper municipality, West Flanders province, western Belgium. It lies along the Yperlee (Ieperlee) River, south of Ostend. Ypres …
Britannica English vocabulary
YPRES — Ypres BrE AmE ˈiːp rə -rəz, -əz; iːp; ˈwaɪp əz —French [ ipχ ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YPRES — a town in Belgium near which three separate battles (1914, 1915 and 1917) were fought in World War I . …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
YPRES — Ипр
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YPRES — n. Function: geographical name ― see IEPER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YPRES, BATTLES OF — Three costly battles in World War I in western Flanders. In the first battle (Oct. 12–Nov. 11, 1914), the Germans …
Английский словарь Британика
FRENCH, JOHN (DENTON PINKSTONE), 1ST EARL OF YPRES — born Sept. 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, Eng. died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent British military leader. A soldier from 1874, …
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YPRES LACE — () Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
Английский словарь Webster
YPRES LACE — Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YPRES LACE — fine bobbin lace made at ypres in belgium, usually exactly like valenciennes lace.
Webster English vocab
FRENCH, JOHN (DENTON PINKSTONE), 1ST EARL OF YPRES, ... — born , Sept. 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, Eng. died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent field marshal who commanded the British …
Britannica English vocabulary
YPRES, BATTLES OF — Three costly battles in World War I in western Flanders. In the first battle (Oct. 12Nov. 11, 1914), the Germans …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRENCH, JOHN DENTON PINKSTONE, 1ST EARL OF YPRES — born Sept. 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, Eng. died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent British military leader. A soldier from 1874, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRENCH, JOHN , 1ST EARL OF YPRES — born Sept. 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, Eng. died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent British military leader. A soldier from 1874, …
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IEPER — or French Ypres geographical name commune NW Belgium in West Flanders population 35,235
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORLD WAR I — or First World War (1914–18) International conflict between the Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey and the Allied Powers mainly …
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ST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith …
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JOHN
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JANSEN, CORNELIUS OTTO — born Oct. 28, 1585, Acquoi, near Leerdam, Holland died May 6, 1638, Ypres, Flanders, Spanish Neth. Flemish leader of the …
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HAIG, DOUGLAS, 1ST EARL — born June 19, 1861, Edinburgh, Scot. died Jan. 29, 1928, London, Eng. British general in World War I. A career …
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FOCH, FERDINAND — born Oct. 2, 1851, Tarbes, France died March 20, 1929, Paris French commander of Allied forces in World War I …
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WORLD WAR I — also called First World War, or Great War an international conflict that in 191418 embroiled most of the nations of …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEST FLANDERS — Flemish West-vlaanderen, French Flandre Occidentale the westernmost province of Belgium. It extends inland from the North Sea coast and is …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIEUWPOORT — ( (Flemish), ) French Nieuport, municipality, West Flanders province, western Belgium, on the Yser (IJzer) River. Established in the 12th …
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HAIG, DOUGLAS HAIG, 1ST EARL, VISCOUNT DAWICK, BARON ... — born June 19, 1861, Edinburgh died Jan. 29, 1928, London British field marshal, commander in chief of the British forces …
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ARTEVELDE, JACOB VAN — English James Van Artevelde born c. 1295, , Ghent, Flanders [now in Belgium] died July 17, 1345, Ghent Flemish leader …
Britannica English vocabulary
JANSEN, CORNELIUS OTTO — born Oct. 28, 1585, Acquoi, near Leerdam, Holland died May 6, 1638, Ypres, Flanders, Spanish Neth. Flemish leader of the …
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