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Dieppe.

a coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/djɛp/
  1. a coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France

    feminine
  2. a city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French Diepe, from Old French Diepe, (originally a hydronym) from Old Norse djúpr (“deep”) or a West Germanic cognate. Compare Medieval Latin Dieppa, Deupa. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

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