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

• Pas-de-Calais

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pas de Calais m

1. Alternative spelling of Pas-de-Calais