Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England;
in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Calais
n 1: a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that
serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured
by the English king Edward III after a long siege and
remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the
French king Henry II in 1558