Caen

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Caen

/kɑn/
/kɑ̃/
/kɒ̃/

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Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English Caen, Cane, Cadomy, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Caen.

proper noun

A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

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name city in Calvados, France

Français	Caen
Ελληνικά	Καέν Kaén
العربية	كان kān

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"Caen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Caen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caen

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"Caen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caen.

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@misc{caen_2026,
  title = {Caen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}