dunkirkとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/
• (英国発音) IPA: /dʌnˈkɜː(ɹ)k/

固有名詞

Dunkirk

1. A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

   Synonym: Dunkerque (the spelling in France)

2. A place in England:
   1. A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186).
   2. A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872).
   3. A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886).
   4. A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759).
   5. A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027).
   6. A hamlet in Wall parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9270).
   7. A western suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5538).
   8. A hamlet in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8152).
   9. A settlement in Devizes parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9961).
3. A place in the United States:
   1. A city in Jay County and Blackford County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
   4. A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland.
   5. A city and town in Chautauqua County, New York.
   6. A village in Hardin County, Ohio.
   7. A town and village therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
4. A surname.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunkirk is the 91625 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 201 individuals. Dunkirk is most common among White (91.04%) individuals.

派生語

• Dunkirker
• Dunkirkian
• Dunkirk spirit

参照

• “Dunkirk”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.