Caen

[ kahn; French kahn ]

/ kɑn; French kɑ̃ /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Caen

caecilian, caecum, Cædmon, Caelian, Caelum, Caen, caeno-, caenogenesis, Caenozoic, Caen stone, caeoma

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How to use Caen in a sentence

In France’s second, Caen’s Nicholas Gioacchini, 20, is on the rise.
In these abnormal times, U.S. men’s soccer will draw heavily from European leagues|Steven Goff|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
Caen was pitching and I was crouched behind the dish, catching.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And thus the Great Anglo-American Caen Controversy was launched.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Caen, being so central, was the headquarters for the Zanuck production people.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Great Caen Controversy proceeds from two apparently diametrically opposed statements of fact.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the impressive Memorial Museum in Caen there is a darkly lit subterranean section called “France in the Dark Years.”
The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches|Clive Irving|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was distinguished as an oriental scholar, and died while delivering an oration at the academy of Caen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Dubut of Caen was involved in the trial of the Chauffeurs of Mortagne, in 1809, and sentenced to death for contumacy.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
He took up his residence at Caen, passing the rest of his life in exile and poverty, and occasionally attending the young king.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
We have an illustration of the way in which the work of demolition was accomplished in events occurring about this time at Caen.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
The town of Caen records the history of another old woman, addicted to drinking.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for Caen

Caen

/ (kɒŋ, French kɑ̃) /

noun

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

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