Caen

Caen

 (käN)
A city of northern France southwest of Le Havre. A Huguenot stronghold in the 1500s and 1600s, it is the burial place of William the Conqueror.
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Caen

(kɒŋ; French kɑ̃)
n
(Placename) an industrial city in NW France. Pop: 112 790 (2008)
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Caen

(kɑn; Fr. kɑ̃)

n.
a city in NW France, SW of Le Havre. 117,119.
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