Calais

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Calais

/ˈkæleɪ/ UK
/ˈkæleɪ/ US
/kæˈleɪ/ US
/ˈkælɪs/ dated, traditional

Rhymes with -æleɪ, -eɪ, -ælɪs

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pas-de-calais, boulogne, nord, dover, route, pas, fréthun, coquelles, béthune, boulogne-sur-mer, nord-pas-de-calais, courcelles-le-comte, caffiers, grenay, dourges, sangatte

Translations

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name a town in France

Español	Calais, Calés
日本語	カレー Karē
中文	加來 /加来 Jiālái
हिन्दी	कैले kaile
Português	Calais
Français	Calais
Deutsch	Kalen
Ελληνικά	Καλαί Kalaí
Русский	Кале́ Kalé

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"Calais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calais. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{calais_2026,
  title = {Calais},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calais},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}