pas-de-calais

Questions

What does pas-de-calais mean?

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

Where does pas-de-calais come from?

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

How to pronounce pas-de-calais

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