Caen

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/kɑn//kɑ̃//kɒ̃/

proper noun

A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

OriginMiddle English Caen ← Old French Caem ← Latin *Catumagus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

Origin

  1. Latin*Catumagus
  2. Old FrenchCaem
  3. Middle EnglishCaen
  4. EnglishCaen

Inherited from Middle English Caen, Cane, Cadomy, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Caen.

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Translations

Arabic كان
  • كان (kān)city in Calvados, France
French Caen
  • Caencity in Calvados, France
Greek Καέν
  • Καέν (Kaén)city in Calvados, France
Latin Cadomum
  • Cadomumcity in Calvados, France
Turkish Caen
  • Caencity in Calvados, France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Caen

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Caen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caen

MLA

“Caen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caen.

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