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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/27 17:11 UTC 版)
From French Calais and 中期英語 Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.
Calais
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/03 00:28 UTC 版)
Calais (French pronunciation: [kaˈlɛ]; in English usually /kæˈleɪ/, traditionally /ˈkælɨs/; Dutch: Kales) is a town in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.