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Cal⋅va⋅dos

[kal-vuh-dohs, -dos, kal-vuh-dohs, -dos; for 1 also Fr. kal-va-daws]
–noun
1. a department in NW France. 560,967; 2198 sq. mi. (5693 sq. km). Capital: Caen.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a dry apple brandy made from apple cider in Normandy.
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cal·va·dos   (kāl'və-dōs', kāl'və-dōs')   
n.  A French brandy made from apples.

[French, after Calvados, a department of northwest France.]
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