calais
/kʌlˈeɪ/noun2 syllables
Calais means: a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558.
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a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
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Calais in a sentence
- We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais.sundown
- They went to Paris by way of Calais.CK
- Most Germans expected the Allies would attack at Calais, in France.Source_VOA
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