Pas-de-Calais

Meaning

Proper Noun

A département in Hauts-de-France (region), northern France (country), bordering the Strait of Dover.

Origin

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

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