Calais
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Calais
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) town
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) town
Calais Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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04619
State: MAINE
City: CALAIS
State: MAINE
City: CALAIS
05648
State: VERMONT
City: CALAIS
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Calais
An important port in Picardy, on the French side of the straight of Dover, an English possession from 1347 to 1558 after Edward III took the town in August 1347. At the end of an eleven month siege , the town capitulated, on the condition that six prominent men be presented to him barefoot, bearing the town's keys. According to Froissart , Queen Philippa intervened, pleading for their lives. Geoffrey de Charnay, a highly regarded French knight , attempted to release the town through bribery in 13__, but was met in person by Edward and the Black Prince. Geoffrey was then captured, returned to England were he served as a captive until ____. In 1362 Edward transferred the wool staple to Calais, making the town the English main port for English wool experts on the continent.
An important port in Picardy, on the French side of the straight of Dover, an English possession from 1347 to 1558 after Edward III took the town in August 1347. At the end of an eleven month siege , the town capitulated, on the condition that six prominent men be presented to him barefoot, bearing the town's keys. According to Froissart , Queen Philippa intervened, pleading for their lives. Geoffrey de Charnay, a highly regarded French knight , attempted to release the town through bribery in 13__, but was met in person by Edward and the Black Prince. Geoffrey was then captured, returned to England were he served as a captive until ____. In 1362 Edward transferred the wool staple to Calais, making the town the English main port for English wool experts on the continent.
Calais Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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CALAIS RESOURCES
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Calais Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Calais
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Calais Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Calais
Calais (; in English often , traditional English pronunciation ; ) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57'N 1°52'E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's préfecture (capital) resides in its third-largest city of Arras.
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