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Dunkirk (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 03 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.0500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 2.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Formerly ruled by Burgundians and Spanish as part of Flanders; taken by British and French who defeated Spanish 1658; awarded to England 1659; sold to France 1662; piracy center 17th century; its fortifications demolished 1713 and later rebuilt 18th century. |
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| Dunkerque (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Dunkerque (French-P,U,N)
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| Dunkirk (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Duinkerke (C,V,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Dunkirchen (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Dunkerk (H,O)
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............ | Flemish, documented in 1067 |
| Dunkerkia (H,O,Latin,U,N)
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| Dunquerque (H,V)
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Dunkirk (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded before 9th century |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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