Dieppe

[ dee-ep; French dyep ]

noun

1. a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.

Dieppe

/ djɛp; dɪˈɛp /

noun

1. a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 34 653 (1999)

Example Sentences

Sifting through the remains of a Gaulish village on cliff-tops near Dieppe on Monday, they uncovered an earthenware pot containing a small glass flask.

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The emergency dig was ordered because of cliff erosion at the spot just north of Dieppe.

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“P.J Féret, a native of Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825. He continues his investigations in this vast area known as the Cité de Limes or Caesar’s Camp.”

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Jurors heard the crew on the ferry sailing from Dieppe to Newhaven used an axe to break down a fake partition inside the van to get the group out.

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It has cancelled some ferries from Newhaven to Dieppe, and Calais to Dover.

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