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Yprois

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ēprwäʹ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /iːpˈɹwɑː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: ēprwäzʹ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /iːpˈɹwɑːz/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, comprising, or populated by Yprois.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An inhabitant of the city of Ypres; (also, more broadly) an inhabitant of the municipality of the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

First attested in nominal use in May 1845 and in adjectival use in 1890; from the French noun Yprois and adjective yprois, both from Ypres.