Pas de Calais

See also: Pas-de-Calais

French

Etymology

pas 'a pass, strait' (from Latin passus 'step, pace') + de 'of' + Calais

Proper noun

Pas de Calais

  1. The English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between Dover (England) and Calais (France)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pas de Calais m

  1. Alternative spelling of Pas-de-Calais
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