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Calais

/ˈkæleɪ/US/ˈkæleɪ/

Calais proper noun: a city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Proper noun

Calais

  1. A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  2. A city in Washington County, Maine, United States.
  3. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States (both states have a Washington County).

Calais meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Urdu

Calais in Hindi

a town in France
कैले kaile

Calais in Marathi

a town in France
कॅले kĕle, काले kāle

Calais in Urdu

a town in France
کَیلے kaile

Origin of Calais

From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.

Words formed from Calais

Words that rhyme with Calais

Questions about Calais

What does Calais mean?
Calais means a city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
What is Calais in Hindi?
Calais in Hindi is कैले (kaile). See Calais meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Calais?
Calais is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Calais?
Calais is pronounced /ˈkæleɪ/ (UK).

Words near Calais in the dictionary

  1. Calaguise
  2. Calah
  3. Calahan
  4. Calahans
  5. Calahoo
  6. Calais
  7. Calais Jungle
  8. Calaitan
  9. calaite
  10. calaites
  11. Calakmul

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