Pas-de-Calais

See also: Pas de Calais

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Pas de Calais (“Strait of Dover”, literally “strait of Calais”).

Proper noun

Pas-de-Calais

  2. A department of Hauts-de-France in northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Pas de Calais (“Dover Strait”), itself from pas (“pass, strait”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ Calais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.d(ə).ka.lɛ/ ~ /pɑ.d(ə).ka.lɛ/
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Proper noun

Pas-de-Calais m

  1. Pas-de-Calais (a department of Hauts-de-France in northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French Pas-de-Calais.

Proper noun

Pas-de-Calais m

  1. Pas-de-Calais (a department of Hauts-de-France in northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover)
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