Dunkerque
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
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Sense 2 noun
an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
Types & categories
- evacuation instance hypernym
- amphibious operation instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- World War II part holonym
Related & opposite
- France domain region
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | port |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | town |
| 2 | domain region | Related & opposite | France |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | World War II |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | evacuation |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | amphibious operation |