Strait of Dover

proper noun

A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)

Translations

Afrikaans Straat van Dover
  • Straat van Doverstrait in the English Channel
Arabic مَضِيق دُوفَر
  • مَضِيق دُوفَر (maḍīq dūfar)strait in the English Channel
Basque Calaisko itsasartea
  • Calaisko itsasarteastrait in the English Channel
Bengali ডোভার প্রণালী
  • ডোভার প্রণালী (ḍōbhar pronali)strait in the English Channel
Bulgarian Па дьо Кале, Доувърски проток
  • Па дьо Калеstrait in the English Channel
  • Доувърски проток (Douvărski protok)strait in the English Channel
Catalan estret de Calais
  • estret de Calaisstrait in the English Channel
Chinese Mandarin 多佛爾海峽 /多佛尔海峡
  • 多佛爾海峽 /多佛尔海峡 (Duōfú'ěr hǎixiá)strait in the English Channel
Czech Calaiská úžina, Doverská úžina
  • Calaiská úžinastrait in the English Channel
  • Doverská úžinastrait in the English Channel
Danish Doverstrædet
  • Doverstrædetstrait in the English Channel
Dutch Kanaal, Nauw van Kales
  • Kanaalstrait in the English Channel
  • Nauw van Kalesstrait in the English Channel
Esperanto Dovro-kaleza Markolo
  • Dovro-kaleza Markolostrait in the English Channel
Estonian Calais' vain
  • Calais' vainstrait in the English Channel
Finnish Doverin salmi
  • Doverin salmistrait in the English Channel
French Pas de Calais
  • Pas de Calaisstrait in the English Channel
German Straße von Dover
  • Straße von Doverstrait in the English Channel
Greek Στενό του Ντόβερ
  • Στενό του Ντόβερ (Stenó tou Ntóver)strait in the English Channel
Hebrew מצר דובר
  • מצר דובר (metsar dover)strait in the English Channel
Hindi डोवर जलसन्धि
  • डोवर जलसन्धि (ḍovar jalsandhi)strait in the English Channel
Hungarian Doveri-szoros
  • Doveri-szorosstrait in the English Channel
Icelandic Doversund
  • Doversundstrait in the English Channel
Indonesian Selat Dover
  • Selat Doverstrait in the English Channel
Irish Caolas Dover
  • Caolas Doverstrait in the English Channel
Italian stretto di Dover
  • stretto di Doverstrait in the English Channel
Japanese ドーバー海峡
  • ドーバー海峡 (Dōbā kaikyō)strait in the English Channel
Korean 도버 해협
  • 도버 해협 (dobeo haehyeop)strait in the English Channel
Latvian Padekalē, Duvras šaurums
  • Padekalēstrait in the English Channel
  • Duvras šaurumsstrait in the English Channel
Lithuanian Pa de Kalė, Doverio sąsiauris
  • Pa de Kalėstrait in the English Channel
  • Doverio sąsiaurisstrait in the English Channel
Malay Selat Dover
  • Selat Doverstrait in the English Channel
Norwegian Bokmål Doverstredet
  • Doverstredetstrait in the English Channel
Persian تنگه دوور
  • تنگه دوور (tange-ye dovver)strait in the English Channel
Polish Cieśnina Kaletańska
  • Cieśnina Kaletańskastrait in the English Channel
Portuguese Estreito de Dover
  • Estreito de Doverstrait in the English Channel
Romanian Strâmtoarea Dover
  • Strâmtoarea Doverstrait in the English Channel
Russian Па-де-Кале́
  • Па-де-Кале́ (Pa-dɛ-Kalé)strait in the English Channel
Slovak Calaiská úžina, Doverská úžina
  • Calaiská úžinastrait in the English Channel
  • Doverská úžinastrait in the English Channel
  • Calaiský prelivstrait in the English Channel
  • Doverský prelivstrait in the English Channel
Spanish Paso de Calais, Paso de Calés
  • Paso de Calaisstrait in the English Channel
  • Paso de Calésstrait in the English Channel
  • estrecho de Calaisstrait in the English Channel
Swedish Doverkanalen
  • Doverkanalenstrait in the English Channel
Tagalog Kipot ng Calais
  • Kipot ng Calaisstrait in the English Channel
Tamil டோவர் நீரிணை
  • டோவர் நீரிணை (ṭōvar nīriṇai)strait in the English Channel
Thai ช่องแคบโดเวอร์
  • ช่องแคบโดเวอร์ (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp dooweɔɔr)strait in the English Channel
Turkish Dover boğazı
  • Dover boğazıstrait in the English Channel
Ukrainian Па-де-Кале
  • Па-де-Кале (Pa-de-Kale)strait in the English Channel
Vietnamese Eo biển Dover
  • Eo biển Doverstrait in the English Channel
Welsh Culfor Dover
  • Culfor Doverstrait in the English Channel
Cite this entry
APA

Strait of Dover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Dover

MLA

“Strait of Dover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Dover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Strait of Dover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Dover.

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