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Noun Named Entity
SYL
Calais
EN
A town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558 WordNet 3.0
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IS A
EN
port
EN
town
ꠘꠉꠞ
EN
border town
EN
Roman city
+1 relations
PART OF
EN
France
CAPITAL OF
EN
Canton of Calais-Centre
EN
canton of Calais-Est
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Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
EN
canton of Calais-Sud-Est
EN
arrondissement of Calais
+3 relations
COUNTRY
EN
France
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
EN
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
EN
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
DIFFERENT FROM
EN
Calais, Vermont
Calais
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
Jacky Henin
EN
Jean-Jacques Barthe
EN
Jacques Vendroux
EN
Natacha Bouchart
EN
Gaston Berthe
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
EN
Canton of Calais-Centre
EN
canton of Calais-Est
EN
Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
EN
canton of Calais-Sud-Est
EN
arrondissement of Calais
+1 relations
LOCATED IN THE STATISTICAL TERRITORIAL ENTITY
FR
unité urbaine de Calais
LOCATED IN TIME ZONE
EN
UTC+01:00
UTC+2
PATRON SAINT
EN
Baino di Thérouanne
SHARES BORDER WITH
Coulogne
Marck
Sangatte
Coquelles
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
EN
Siege of Calais
EN
Siege of Calais
EN
Siege of Calais
EN
Siege of Calais
EN
siege of Calais
+1 relations
TWINNED ADMINISTRATIVE BODY
Rīga
Duisburg
Bardejov
Fanga
Xiāngtán
+3 relations
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SYL
Calais

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