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Pas-de-Calais
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Pas de Calais
English
Etymology
en fr Pas de Calais Strait of Dover strait of Calais.
Proper noun
en Q12689en department r/Hauts-de-France *in northern c/France bordering the Strait of Dover.
en 5 October 2026 Ben Hatton Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9zrdmxp4vy6o BBC News The "very serious incident" happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch. 5 October 2026
Derived terms
en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Translations
a department of northern France
French: fr Pas-de-Calais m, fr Pas de Calais m
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Nau fan Kalês
Greek: el Πα-ντε-Καλαί n
Marathi: mr पा-ड-काले
Portuguese: pt Pas-de-Calais m, pt Pas de Calais m, pt Passo de Calais m
French
Etymology
From fr Pas de Calais Dover Strait, itself from fr pas pass, strait de of Calais.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Pas-de-Calais.ogg Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Pas-de-Calais.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Pas-de-Calais.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Pas-de-Calais.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m Pas-de-Calais
fr Pas-de-Calais Q12689
Derived terms
fr Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Pas de Calais
pt Passo de Calais
Etymology
pt :bor fr:Pas-de-Calais + 1
Proper noun
m
pt Pas-de-Calais Q12689