Associations to the word «Calais»
Noun
- Pas
- Nord
- Boulogne
- Dover
- Pa
- Lille
- Commune
- Havre
- Burgher
- Arrondissement
- Somme
- Normandy
- Fortitude
- Rouen
- Aquitaine
- Warwick
- France
- Canton
- Siege
- Metz
- Bordeaux
- Flanders
- Department
- Brest
- Burgundy
- Bangor
- Migrant
- Holden
- Maine
- Brittany
- Staple
- De
- Guise
- Timetable
- Ferry
- Alsace
- Ter
- Sur
- Argonaut
- Supreme
- Bois
- Pale
- Deception
- Auguste
- Nantes
- Coupe
- Antwerp
- Armada
- Heracles
- Aix
- Allies
- Flier
- Croix
- Mines
- Jg
- Sedan
- Toulon
- Sou
- Cadillac
- Commodore
- Marseille
- Region
- Bourgeois
- Wool
- Truce
- Berwick
- Viii
- Blanchard
- Lens
- Fief
- Belgium
- Quentin
- Royale
- Salisbury
- Gloucester
- Neville
- Brussels
- Odo
- Durham
- Rochelle
- Grille
- Lorraine
- V6
- Patton
- V8
- Beaufort
- Invasion
- Treasurer
- Strasbourg
- Garrison
- Schwarz
- Orpheus
- Dauphin
Wiktionary
CALAIS, proper noun. A town in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.
Dictionary definition
CALAIS, noun. 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.
Wise words
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