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Dunkirk.

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdʌŋkɜɹk/General-American/dʌnˈkɜːk/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

  2. A place in England: A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186).

  3. A place in England: A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872).

  4. A place in England: A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886).

  5. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759).

  6. A place in England: A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027).

  7. A place in England: A hamlet in Wall parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9270).

  8. A place in England: A western suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5538).

  9. A place in England: A hamlet in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8152).

  10. A place in England: A settlement in Devizes parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9961).

  11. A place in the United States: A city in Jay County and Blackford County, Indiana.

  12. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana.

  13. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.

  14. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland.

  15. A place in the United States: A city and town in Chautauqua County, New York.

  16. A place in the United States: A village in Hardin County, Ohio.

  17. A place in the United States: A town and village therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.

  18. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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

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