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Definition: Calais |
CalaisNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Calais" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
Crosswords: Calais |
| English words defined with "Calais": Henry II ♦ Strait of Calais. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Calais": 04619, 05648, 05650 ♦ Cat and Fiddle ♦ Dying Sayings ♦ Merry Dun of Dover ♦ Public-house Signs. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Situated at the Strait of Dover, the city is major harbour, with among others ferry connections with Dover and other English towns. The French end of the Channel Tunnel is also situated in the vicinity of Calais, in Sangatte. There is a large shopping complex targeted at the British market, viable particularly since various items (such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages) are cheaper in France for tax reasons. Such day trippers are colloquially known as "booze cruisers".
The main square features a copy of the statue The Burghers of Calais (French Les Bourgeois de Calais), by Auguste Rodin.
When the meter was originally defined in terms of the size of the Earth, it was based on the distance from Calais to Perpignan. This is close to the longest north-south line segment within France.
In 1347, it was taken by Edward III of England, after a siege of eleven months. King Edward was very angry because the people had held out so long, and he wanted them all to be killed. He agreed to spare them on the condition that six of the principal citizens would come to him, bareheaded and barefooted and with ropes around their necks, and give themselves up to die. When they came, he ordered that their heads should be struck off, but he pardoned them when his queen, Philippa of Hainault, fell in tears at his feet and begged of him their lives. He drove out most of the French, however, and settled the town with people from England, so that he might always have a door into France. It came to be called the "brightest jewel in the English crown." Over one of its gates was inscribed:
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
On June 27, 1789, the Massachusetts General Court sold the township to Mr. Waterman Thomas for 19¢ an acre. On June 16, 1809, the area was incorporated as a town. The city was given the name Calais after its ancient counterpart in France in honor of France's very significant contribution to American independence during the American Revolution. The State of Maine granted a City Charter on August 24, 1850.
Since 1948, the City of Calais has functioned under the Council/Manager form of government. The City's charter bestows upon the mayor and council the responsibility to set policy for all local matters. The mayor is elected at large for a two-year term while the six councilors are elected at large for three-year terms on a staggered, non-partisan basis.
Notable persons born in Calais:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 103.7 km² (40.0 mi²). 88.2 km² (34.0 mi²) of it is land and 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 14.94% water.
There are 1,486 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% are non-families. 33.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.88.
In the city the population is spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $24,623, and the median income for a family is $39,118. Males have a median income of $37,684 versus $20,058 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,135. 16.8% of the population and 11.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.5% are under the age of 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)External link
Calais, Maine
History
The River and its area were first explored by Samuel de Champlain when he and his men spent a winter there in the early 1600s. However, the first permanent settlers did not arrive until1770. Geography
Calais is located at 45°9'58" North, 67°14'33" West (45.166045, -67.242434)1.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,447 people, 1,486 households, and 904 families residing in the city. The population density is 39.1/km² (101.3/mi²). There are 1,921 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km² (56.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.81% White, 0.35% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.Calais, Vermont
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.9 km² (38.6 mi²). 98.5 km² (38.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.45% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,529 people, 616 households, and 418 families residing in the town. The population density is 15.5/km² (40.2/mi²). There are 773 housing units at an average density of 7.8/km² (20.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.08% White, 0.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 616 households out of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 2.98.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $46,083, and the median income for a family is $49,107. Males have a median income of $33,000 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,722. 6.5% of the population and 4.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.9% are under the age of 18 and 5.4% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Calais."
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Soldatensender Calais (1960) Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) Le Siège de Calais (1911) Entre Calais et Douvres (1897) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | To Calais / Etched by G C-.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | It is understood that due diligence will be exercised in the restoration of the destroyed mines in the Nord and the Pas de Calais. (reference) |
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Business | Day trips, on which travelers visit duty-free shopping destinations such as Calais, account for a large percentage of U.K. travel to France. (references) | |
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| "Calais" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "Calais" is used about 88 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 87.5% | 77 | 37,929 |
| Noun (singular) | 12.5% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Total | 100.00% | 88 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "Calais" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Calais | Last name | 200 | 34,113 |
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1. Calais, ME (city, FIPS 9585) 2. Calais, VT |
Expressions using "Calais": East Calais ♦ Strait of Calais. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Calais": Calais-feldkirch, Calais-hazebrouck. | |
Ending with "Calais": Dover-calais, Nord-pas-de-calais. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
calais maine | 165 |
calais | 155 |
dover to calais | 74 |
calais de nord pas | 33 |
calais france | 33 |
calais hotel | 28 |
calais ferry | 26 |
pas de calais | 25 |
calais hypermarkets | 20 |
calais in restaurant | 17 |
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| Language | Translations for "calais"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | alaiscay.(various references) | |
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Misspellings | |
"Calais" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Calasso, calays, Calhaem, Callias, Callmis, Caplans, Caxais, Chaolais, Clais, Colias, Galais, Kalpaqi, Salais, Shollais. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-l-s" | |
-1 letter: alias, laics, salic. | |
-2 letters: aals, ails, alas, asci, casa, lacs, laic, sail, sial. | |
-3 letters: aal, aas, ail, ais, ala, als, cis, lac, las, lis, sac, sal, sic. | |
-4 letters: aa, ai, al, as, is, la, li, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-l-s" | |
+1 letter: alcaics, apicals, asocial, camails, cicalas, facials, fascial, spacial. | |
+2 letters: acclaims, acholias, aciculas, alcaides, ancillas, aplastic, balsamic, basaltic, basilica, cabalism, cabalist, calipash, calisaya, camelias, canalise, capitals, capsidal, cattails, chiasmal, clarkias, pashalic, radicals, railcars, salacity, santalic, statical. | |
+3 letters: achalasia, achilleas, alliances, alopecias, analcimes, analcites, analgesic, analytics, anelastic, angelicas, antalgics, arsenical, ascetical, asclepiad, asphaltic, auriculas, basically, basilicae, basilican, basilicas, bicoastal, brachials, braciolas, cabalisms, cabalists, cabrillas, caladiums, calamaris, calamines, calamints, calamites, califates, calisayas, calvarias, calvaries, camellias, canailles, canalised, canalises, canalizes, cannibals, cardinals, carnivals, catalexis, catalysis, causalgia, causalgic, causality, cavaliers, cavallies, cavalries, chaplains, claimants, classical, coattails, coxalgias, dalmatics, dulcianas, eclampsia, fallacies, glaciates, guaiacols, lacrimals, laitances, maiolicas, majolicas, pachalics, pashalics, plasmatic, racialism, racialist, rascality, salacious, satirical, scagliola, selachian, simulacra, subapical, tailbacks, tailcoats, tailraces, thalassic, valencias, valiances. | |
+4 letters: acclaimers, acclimates, achalasias, acidulates, acoustical, acquittals, acrostical, actualizes, acylations, alacrities, alacritous, algaecides, alkahestic, alliaceous, analeptics, analgesics, analgetics, anaplastic, annalistic, antisocial, appliances, applicants, arsenicals, asclepiads, ascribable, aspherical, axoplasmic, baldachins, blackmails, blacktails, blatancies, botanicals, cabalistic, caecilians, calamaries, calamities, calamitous, calibrates, calipashes, caliphates, calmatives, calvariums, camarillas, campaniles, canalising, canonicals, cantilenas, canvaslike, capitalise, capitalism, capitalist, caramelise, carnassial, carnelians, cartilages, cascarilla, casualties, catabolism, causalgias, chalazions, charladies, chatelains, cobalamins, cuadrillas, dalliances, echolalias, eclampsias, enchiladas, escalading, escalating, escalation, factorials, factualism, factualist, fallacious, fascicular, fatalistic, galenicals, imbalances, kilopascal, lactations, malachites, misbalance, miscatalog, mosaically, naviculars, occasional, paralytics, placations, practicals, racialisms, racialists, radicalise, radicalism, sabbatical, sacroiliac, salacities, salicylate, scagliolas, scandaling, scandalise, scandalize, scarlatina, selachians, semantical, simoniacal, spiracular, stalactite, statically, subclavian, subglacial, talismanic, ultrabasic, vacillates, valiancies, varicellas. | |
+5 letters: accessional, accessorial, accidentals, acclimatise, acetanilids, acrylamides, actualities, aeroelastic, aesthetical, ahistorical, aliteracies, allegiances, allocations, altarpieces, ancillaries, animalcules, animalistic, antimusical, applicators, articulates, ascensional, ascetically, aseptically, atelectasis, atheistical, audaciously, backlashing, baldachinos, berascaling, biracialism, blastematic, calamondins, calibrators, calumniates, calypsonian, canaliculus, cannabinols, cannibalise, cannibalism, cantillates, capaciously, capillaries, capitalised, capitalises, capitalisms, capitalists, capitalizes, capitulates, caramelised, caramelises, caramelizes, carnalities, carnallites, carnassials, cartularies, cascarillas, castability, casuistical, catabolisms, catabolites, catabolizes, cataclysmic, catalectics, catalepsies, cataleptics, cataplexies, catechismal, causalities, causatively, caustically, cavalierism, chatelaines, classically, complaisant, culinarians, desacralize, dilatancies, discardable, drastically, elastically, escalations, facilitates, factualisms, factualists, fantastical, fasciculate, flagrancies, galactoside, glaciations, hemiacetals, icosahedral, increasable, inescapable, inescapably, isallobaric, kilopascals, lacerations, lacrimators, landscaping, landscapist, maculations, malignances, marshalcies, mechanicals, mesalliance, metaplastic, miasmically, misalliance, misallocate, misbalanced, misbalances, miscatalogs, miscellanea, monochasial, multicausal, noncapitals, nyctalopias, paclitaxels, paradisical, paraplegics, parasitical, particulars, passacaglia, patristical, pharisaical, piscatorial, plagioclase, plainchants, plastically, playactings, postcranial, postglacial, prosaically, racialistic, radicalised, radicalises, radicalisms, radicalizes, radicalness, rapaciously, rapscallion, rascalities, recanalizes, rhapsodical, sabbaticals, sacculation, sacrificial, sacroiliacs, sagaciously, salaciously, salicylates, saltimbocca, satanically, satirically, scalariform, scandalised, scandalises, scandalized, scandalizes, scandalling, scarlatinal, scarlatinas, secretarial, somatically, spastically, stalactites, stalactitic, stalagmitic, statistical, straitlaced, strategical, subclavians, syllabicate, syntactical, thalassemic, theatricals, thrasonical, ultrabasics, unclassical, vacillators, vandalistic, vascularity, vulcanisate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 61 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. .- .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100001 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l a i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0061 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376778677585 |
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