Dunkirk vs Dunkirk evacuation

Dunkirk evacuation vs Dunkirk

Dunkirk and Dunkirk evacuation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Dunkirk	Yes	No	No	No
Dunkirk evacuation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Dunkirk and Dunkirk evacuation are synonyms defined as:

Dunkirk and Dunkirk evacuation: 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

Other synonyms of Dunkirk include Dunkerque.

Dunkirk (noun)	Dunkirk evacuation (noun)
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	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
a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

Difference between Dunkirk and Dunkirk evacuation

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