Calais
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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
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- France part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | France |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | port |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | town |