Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nord-pas-de-calais

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: nord--pas-de--calais
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former administrative region of France, made up of the two departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region.

Questions

What does nord-pas-de-calais mean?: A former administrative region of France, made up of the two departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region.

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