Ypres

[ French ee-pruh; British or Facetious wahy-perz ]

noun

1. a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.

Ypres

/ iprə /

noun

1. a town in W Belgium, in W Flanders province near the border with France: scene of many sieges and battles, esp in World War I, when it was completely destroyed. Pop: 35 021 (2004 est) Flemish nameIeper

Example Sentences

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the devastation he witnessed on battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.

From BBC

The first objective was to capture Messines Ridge south of Ypres and use it as a jumping-off point for the main push toward the Belgian coast.

From Literature

He got posted to Flanders, where he witnessed the murderous, meaningless second Battle of Ypres.

From New York Times

Royal Army Medical Corps, was buried at the Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, which is at the heart of Flanders Fields.

From Seattle Times

Royal Army Medical Corps, was buried at the Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, which is at the heart of Flanders Fields.

From Washington Times