Cayes
Les. Les Cayes.
a seaport on the SW coast of Haiti.
noun
short for Les Cayes
noun
a port in SW Haiti, on the S Tiburon Peninsula. Pop: 45 904 (1995) Also called Cayes Former name Aux Cayes
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