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Cal⋅ais

[kal-ey, ka-ley, kal-is; Fr. ka-le]
–noun
a seaport in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the French port nearest England. 79,369.

Ca⋅la⋅is

[kuh-ley-is]
–noun Classical Mythology.
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
Also, Kalais.
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Ca·lais   (kā-lā', kāl'ā)   
A city of northern France on the Strait of Dover opposite Dover, England. The city fell to the English in 1347 after a siege of 11 months and was retaken by the French in 1558. Population: 74,500.
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