Pas-de-Calais

See also: Pas de Calais

English

Etymology

From French (see below), from Pas de Calais 'the English Channel', itself from pas 'pass, strait' + de 'of' + Calais.

Proper noun

Pas-de-Calais

  1. A département in Hauts-de-France, 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, France)

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 France)
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