Ieper
English
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Ieperen (historic)
Etymology
First mentioned by name in 1066; probably named after the river Ieperlee on the banks of which it was founded.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.pər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ie‧per
- Rhymes: -ipər
Proper noun
Ieper ?
- Ypres
- Meronyms: Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, Zuidschote
Synonyms
- Kattenstad
- (sinds het bezoek van paus Johannes Paulus II) Vredesstad
Scottish Gaelic
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