Pas-de-Calais

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Pas-de-Calais

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

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name a department of northern France

Português	Pas-de-Calais, Pas de Calais, Passo de Calais
Français	Pas-de-Calais, Pas de Calais
Ελληνικά	Πα-ντε-Καλαί Pa-nte-Kalaí

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"Pas-de-Calais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pas-de-calais. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Pas-de-Calais. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pas-de-calais

Chicago

"Pas-de-Calais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pas-de-calais.

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@misc{pas_de_calais_2026,
  title = {Pas-de-Calais},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pas-de-calais},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}