Caen

[ kahn; French kahn ]

noun
  1. a city and the capital of Calvados, in NW France, SW of Le Havre: many Norman buildings destroyed 1944.

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Caen

/ (kɒŋ, French kɑ̃) /


noun
  1. an industrial city in NW France. Pop: 113 987 (1999)

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