Dunkirk evacuation vs Dunkirk

Dunkirk vs Dunkirk evacuation

Dunkirk evacuation and Dunkirk both are nouns.

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

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

Dunkirk evacuation and Dunkirk: 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 evacuation include Dunkerque.

Dunkirk evacuation (noun)	Dunkirk (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 evacuation and Dunkirk

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