Etymology

transmanche

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Today it means: cross-channel; pertaining to coastal areas of both southern England and northern France. Full definition →

French transmanche
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  1. French · borrowed fromtransmanche“cross-Channel”
  2. English todaytransmanche

Borrowed from French transmanche (“cross-Channel”).

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