CALAIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) Calais is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • town (what does town mean?)
   • port (what does port mean?)