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.[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæleɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæˈleɪ/
• (city in Maine, traditional or dated for the city in France) IPA^(key): /ˈkælɪs/
• Rhymes: -æleɪ, -eɪ, -ælɪs

Calais

1. A city in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
2. A city in Maine

• Scalia

Borrowed from French Calais.

Calais m

1. Calais (a city in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France)

• calaisià
• pas de Calais

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɛ/

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧lais
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Calais m

1. Calais

   Meronym: Saint-Pierre

• calaisien
• Calaisien
• Pas de Calais
• Pas-de-Calais

Calais

1. Alternative form of Caleys

Unadapted borrowing from French Calais.

Calais

1. Calais (a town in Hauts-de-France, France)