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CALAIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Calais" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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