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dunker | (n) an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it |
dunker | (n) a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots |
dunker | (n) an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion), Syn. Dunkard, Tunker |
church of the brethren | (n) a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion, Syn. Dippers, Dunkers |
dunkirk | (n) a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II, Syn. Dunkerque |
dunkirk | (n) an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330, 000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire, Syn. Dunkerque |
Dunker | prop. n. [ G. tunken to dip. ] One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also ☞ The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but after a few years the members emigrated to the United States; they were opposed to military service and taking legal oaths, and practiced trine immersion. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
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Dunkerque | prop. n. the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II (1940) when 330, 000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England. |
沖螺;沖辛螺 | [おきにし;オキニシ, okinishi ; okinishi] (n) (uk) warty frog shell (Bursa bufonia dunkeri) [Add to Longdo] |