Yser

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/iːˈzɛə(ɹ)//ˈaɪzə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A river that flows through French and West Flanders to the North Sea.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river that flows through French and West Flanders to the North Sea.

    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

Translations

Dutch IJzer
  • IJzera river in France and Belgium
French Yser
  • Ysera river in France and Belgium

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reysSreyryes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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