"Cayes" meaning in All languages combined

See Cayes on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Les Cayes [alternative], Aux Cayes [alternative]
Etymology: From French Cayes (literally “Keys”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cayes|lit=Keys}} French Cayes (literally “Keys”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Cayes
  1. A seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti. Categories (place): Places in Haiti Translations (borough-arrondissement): Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes (French), Okay (Haitian Creole), Los Cayos (Spanish) Translations (port municipality): Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes (French), Okay (Haitian Creole), Los Cayos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Cayes-en-name-XfF5VXxh Categories (other): Ports, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'borough-arrondissement': 76 24 Disambiguation of 'port municipality': 79 21
  2. An arrondissement of Sud department, Haiti. Categories (place): Places in Haiti
    Sense id: en-Cayes-en-name-yH~vjSRv Categories (other): Arrondissements of Haiti, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55

Proper name [French]

Forms: Les Cayes [alternative], Aux Cayes [alternative]
Etymology: From caye (“key”, literally “Keys”). Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Cayes ?
  1. Cayes (a seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti) Categories (place): Places in Haiti
    Sense id: en-Cayes-fr-name-8c6qm6W7 Categories (other): Ports, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Cayes (an arrondissement of Sud department, Haiti) Categories (place): Places in Haiti
    Sense id: en-Cayes-fr-name-k~YdFfOO Categories (other): Arrondissements of Haiti, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Alternative forms

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