"Cayes" meaning in English

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Proper name

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)
    Sense id: en-Cayes-en-name-r9tFejl5 Categories (other): 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'borough-arrondissement': 67 33
  2. An arrondissement of the Sud department, Haiti Categories (place): Places in Haiti
    Sense id: en-Cayes-en-name-Z3CoXQa6 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (port municipality): Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes (French), Okay (Haitian Creole), Los Cayos (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'port municipality': 48 52

Alternative forms

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