English Explanatory Dictionary

Caen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

Pronunciation

/kɑn/ /kɑ̃/ /kɒ̃/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caen.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caen2.wav

Word forms

Caen

Etymology

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.

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