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Calais

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Calais , city (1990 pop. 78,836), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Straits of Dover. An industrial center with a great variety of manufactures, it has been a major commercial seaport and a communications center with England since the Middle Ages. A major cross-channel ferry and hovercraft port, it is near the site of the Channel Tunnel linking France with England. It was fortified (13th cent.) by the counts of Boulogne. In 1347, after a siege of 11 months, Calais fell to Edward III of England. A bronze monument by Rodin commemorates the famous episode of the six burghers who offered their lives to save the town; they were spared when Edward's queen, Philippa, interceded. The city remained in English hands until it was recovered (1558) by the French under François de Lorraine, the duke of Guise. It was the scene of much fighting (1940, 1944) in World War II. A Gothic church survived.

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Calais

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Calais City and seaport in Pas-de-Calais department, nw France. An important port and commercial centre since the Middle Ages, it was captured by the English king Edward III in 1347, but was retaken in 1558. It suffered much damage during World War II. Calais lies c.34km (21mi) across the English Channel from Dover, and is the site of the Channel Tunnel connection to Folkestone. Industries: lace making, chemicals, paper. Pop. (1999) 77,300.

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Calais

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Calais, France, USA 1. France (Nord‐Pas‐de‐Calais): formerly Calesium and Callis named after the Gaulish Caleti tribe. It was under English control in 1346–1558 and was the last piece of English territory in France to fall to the French.2. USA (Maine): named after the French town in 1809.

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Calais

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Calais a port in northern France. Captured by Edward III in 1347 after a long siege, it remained an English possession until it was retaken by the French in 1558.

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Calais

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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