Ieper

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Ie·per

I0024900 (yā′pər) also Y·pres (ē′prə) A city of western Belgium near the French border south of Ostend. It was the site of three major World War I battles (1914, 1915, and 1917).

Ieper

(ˈiːpər) n (Placename) the Flemish name for Ypres

Y•pres

(Fr. ˈi prə)

n. a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18. 34,758. Flemish, Ieper.