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 of northern France, bordering the North Sea and Belgium

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Pas de Calais 'the English Channel', itself from pas 'pass, strait' + de 'of' + Calais

Pronunciation

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

Pas-de-Calais

  1. A département of northern France, bordering the North Sea and Belgium

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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