"Caen" meaning in English

See Caen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɑn/, /kɑ̃/, /kɒ̃/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caen.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caen2.wav
Rhymes: -ɑn Etymology: Borrowed from Old French Caen, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fro|Caen}} Borrowed from Old French Caen, {{der|en|fro|Caem}} Old French Caem, {{der|en|la|*Catumagus}} Latin *Catumagus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Caen
  1. A city in the Calvados department, Normandy, France. Wikipedia link: Caen Categories (place): Cities in France, Cities in Normandy, Places in France, Places in Normandy Translations (city in Calvados, France): كان (Kān) (Arabic), Caen (French), Καέν (Kaén) [feminine] (Greek), Cadomum (Latin), Кан (Kan) [masculine] (Macedonian), कां (kā̃) (Marathi), Can (Occitan), Caen (Turkish)
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