Dieppe

Di·eppe

D0212500 (dē-ĕp′, dyĕp) A city of northeast France on the English Channel north of Rouen. Allied forces made a disastrous commando attack on the city (August 19, 1942) to test the strength of German defenses.

Dieppe

(dɪˈɛp; French djɛp) n (Placename) a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 34 670 (2006)

Di•eppe

(diˈɛp)

n. a seaport in N France, on the English Channel. 26,111.

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Dieppe

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Dieppe

(dēĕp`), city (1990 pop. 36,600), Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of the Arques River on the English Channel. It is a fishing and commercial port, a manufacturing center of products ranging from ships to telephones, and a beach resort. It is famous for crafts made of bone and ivory. Channel steamers sail from Dieppe to Newhaven, England. Dieppe was frequently involved in the wars between England and France. In the late 17th cent. it suffered severely from the dragonnadesdragonnades
or dragonades
, name given to a form of persecution of French Protestants, or Huguenots, before and after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes (see Nantes, Edict of) by Louis XIV.
..... Click the link for more information. of Louis XIV and an Anglo-Dutch naval bombardment (1694). In World War II, Dieppe was the object of a costly commando attack (Aug. 19, 1942) to test the strength of the German defenses. The Allied forces, mostly Canadians, lost two thirds of their men in casualties. There is a war memorial on the beach. Among the notable buildings of the city are the Church of Saint-Jacques (begun 13th cent.) and a 15th-century château.

Dieppe

a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop.: 34 653 (1999)

单词	dieppe
释义	Dieppe enUK Di·eppe D0212500 (dē-ĕp′, dyĕp) A city of northeast France on the English Channel north of Rouen. Allied forces made a disastrous commando attack on the city (August 19, 1942) to test the strength of German defenses. Dieppe (dɪˈɛp; French djɛp) n (Placename) a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 34 670 (2006) Di•eppe (diˈɛp) n. a seaport in N France, on the English Channel. 26,111. Translations Dieppe enUK Dieppe (dēĕp`), city (1990 pop. 36,600), Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of the Arques River on the English Channel. It is a fishing and commercial port, a manufacturing center of products ranging from ships to telephones, and a beach resort. It is famous for crafts made of bone and ivory. Channel steamers sail from Dieppe to Newhaven, England. Dieppe was frequently involved in the wars between England and France. In the late 17th cent. it suffered severely from the dragonnadesdragonnades or dragonades , name given to a form of persecution of French Protestants, or Huguenots, before and after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes (see Nantes, Edict of) by Louis XIV. ..... Click the link for more information. of Louis XIV and an Anglo-Dutch naval bombardment (1694). In World War II, Dieppe was the object of a costly commando attack (Aug. 19, 1942) to test the strength of the German defenses. The Allied forces, mostly Canadians, lost two thirds of their men in casualties. There is a war memorial on the beach. Among the notable buildings of the city are the Church of Saint-Jacques (begun 13th cent.) and a 15th-century château. Dieppe a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop.: 34 653 (1999)
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