cayes

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proper noun

A seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti.

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Meanings

cayes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of cay

Cayes2

proper noun

alternative Les Cayes · alternative Aux Cayes

  1. A seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti.
  2. An arrondissement of Sud department, Haiti.

Origin

  1. FrenchCayes
  2. EnglishCayes

From French Cayes (literally “Keys”).

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Translations

French Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes, Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes
  • Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayesport municipality
  • Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayesborough-arrondissement
Spanish Los Cayos, Los Cayos
  • Los Cayosport municipality
  • Los Cayosborough-arrondissement

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APA

cayes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayes

MLA

“cayes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cayes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cayes.

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