Caen

[ kahn; French kahn ]

noun

1. a city and the capital of Calvados, in NW France, SW of Le Havre: many Norman buildings destroyed 1944.

Caen

/ kɑ̃; kɒŋ /

noun

1. an industrial city in NW France. Pop: 113 987 (1999)

Example Sentences

Lamb said she had a special resolve to help drive the Nazis out of France, particularly the centers of art and culture like Caen and Bayeux, where she had studied before the war.

From Seattle Times

On Tuesday evening, candles were lit by children at graves in Cambes-en-Plaine, the resting place for several Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Battalion soldiers who fought in Cambes Wood and the battle for Caen.

From BBC

Fighting by 7 June, The Irish News detailed, was continuing 10 miles inland at Caen but there were "losses less than anticipated".

From BBC

But also seared into survivors’ memories in Normandy are massive Allied bombing raids that pulverized towns, villages and the cities of Caen, Rouen and Le Havre, burying victims and turning skies fire-red.

From Seattle Times

University of Caen historian Françoise Passera, co-author of “The Normans in the War: The Time of Trials, 1939-1945,” says Normandy’s civilian casualties were overshadowed for decades by the exploits of Allied soldiers in combat and their sacrifices.

From Seattle Times