Pas-de-Calais

proper noun

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

OriginFrench Pas de Calais →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A department of Hauts-de-France in northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover.

Origin

  1. FrenchPas de Calais“Strait of Dover”
  2. EnglishPas-de-Calais

Unadapted borrowing from French Pas de Calais (“Strait of Dover”, literally “strait of Calais”).

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Translations

French Pas-de-Calais, Pas de Calais
  • Pas-de-Calaisa department of northern France
  • Pas de Calaisa department of northern France
Greek Πα-ντε-Καλαί
  • Πα-ντε-Καλαί (Pa-nte-Kalaí)a department of northern France
Portuguese Pas-de-Calais, Pas de Calais
  • Pas-de-Calaisa department of northern France
  • Pas de Calaisa department of northern France
  • Passo de Calaisa department of northern France
Cite this entry
APA

Pas-de-Calais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pas-de-Calais

MLA

“Pas-de-Calais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pas-de-Calais. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pas-de-Calais,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pas-de-Calais.

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