Ypres

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/ˈiːpɹə/

proper noun

A city in West Flanders, Belgium.

OriginFrench Ypres →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in West Flanders, Belgium.

    Ypres was not the actual start of the front; that distinction belongs to Nieuport, a city on the North Sea twentyodd miles down the river Yser from Ypres.

    1986 November 28, Jack Beatty, “Along the Western Front”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2022
  2. The municipality containing this city.
  3. Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ieper

Origin

  1. FrenchYpres
  2. FrenchYpres
  3. EnglishYpres

Borrowed from French Ypres.

More words from French

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Translations

Dutch Ieper
  • IeperCity in Flanders
French Ypres
  • YpresCity in Flanders
German Ypern
  • YpernCity in Flanders
Hindi ईप्रा
  • ईप्रा (īprā)City in Flanders
Italian Ipro
  • IproCity in Flanders
Korean 이프르
  • 이프르 (ipeureu)City in Flanders
Latin Ypra, Hyprae
  • YpraCity in Flanders
  • HypraeCity in Flanders
Scottish Gaelic Ieper
  • IeperCity in Flanders
Cite this entry
APA

Ypres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ypres

MLA

“Ypres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ypres. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ypres,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ypres.

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