Pas de Calais

See also: Pas-de-Calais

French

Etymology

pas 'a pass, strait' (from Latin passus 'step, pace') + de 'of' + Calais

Proper noun

Pas de Calais ?

  1. the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between Dover (England) and Calais (France)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pas de Calais m

  1. Alternative spelling of Pas-de-Calais
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