Pas-de-Calais

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Pas-de-Calais

  1. A département in Hauts-de-France, northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover.

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.d(ə).ka.lɛ/ ~ /pɑ.d(ə).ka.lɛ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Proper noun

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Pas-de-Calais m

  1. Pas-de-Calais (a department of Hauts-de-France, France)

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Pas-de-Calais.

Proper noun

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Pas-de-Calais m

  1. Pas-de-Calais (a department of France)