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Caen.

A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kɑn//kɑ̃//kɒ̃/
  1. A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

Where this word 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.

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